Christopher Columbus

Examples of Christopher Columbus in the following topics:

• Biography

• The Exploration of Christopher Columbus

  • On the evening of August 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus departed from Castilian Palos de la Frontera with three ships, the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María.
  • Columbus enslaved a total of 560 people, and shipped them to Spain.
  • Columbus repeatedly dealt with rebellious settlers and natives.
  • On April 6, one of Columbus' ships became stranded in the Jaina River.
  • Describe how Christopher Columbus's voyage impacted the lives of Native Americans

• Spanish Exploration

  • The voyages of Christopher Columbus initiated European exploration and colonization of the American continents that eventually turned Spain into the most powerful European empire.
  • In 1498, Columbus left port with a fleet of six ships.
  • In the treaty, the Portuguese received everything outside Europe east of a line that ran 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands (already Portuguese), and the islands reached by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage (claimed for Spain; Cuba and Hispaniola).
  • A scene of Christopher Columbus bidding farewell to the Queen of Spain on his departure for the New World, August 3, 1492.
  • Outline the successes and failures of Christopher Columbus during his four voyages to the Americas

• Conclusion: European Empires in the New World

  • In pursuit of commerce in Asia, 15th-century European explorers, beginning with Christopher Columbus in 1492, unexpectedly encountered a “New World” in the Americas populated by millions of sophisticated peoples.
  • After Christopher Columbus “discovered” the New World, he sent letters home to Spain describing the wonders he beheld.
  • This woodcut is from the first Italian verse translation of the letter Columbus sent to the Spanish court after his first voyage, Lettera delle isole novamente trovata by Giuliano Dati.

• South America

  • After Christopher Columbus led a major exploration to the Americas in 1492, European colonization of South America occurred quickly and extensively.

• The Expansion of Europe

  • While Christopher Columbus has been hailed in United States history for "discovering" America in 1492, there is growing archaeological evidence of cross-continental travel and trade for centuries prior to Columbus' travels.
  • Portugal, under the leadership of Prince Henry the Navigator, attempted to send ships around the continent of Africa, and King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain hired Christopher Columbus to find a route to the East by going west.
  • It was against this backdrop that Christopher Columbus, a Castilian navigator and admiral, submitted his plans for sailing around the world to Asia.
  • Columbus set out on his first of four voyages on August 3, 1492.
  • Columbus made three more voyages to the New World between 1493 and 1504.

• Exploration and Conquest of the New World

  • Initial voyages to the New World by Columbus spurred an era of exploration and invasion by other European empires.
  • In 1492, Christopher Columbus, supported by the Spanish government, undertook a voyage to find a new route to Asia and inadvertently encountered "new" lands in the Americas full of long established communities and cultures.
  • The Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon was an early invader of the Americas, traveling to the New World on Columbus' second voyage.
  • Upon the death of Christopher Columbus, the Spanish did not allow Christopher's son, who like his father had committed atrocities upon the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean, to succeed him.
  • Shortly after Columbus' first voyage to the New World, the British Empire funded an exploratory mission of its own led by John Cabot.

• Introduction to the U.S. Economy: A Brief History

  • In 1492, Christopher Columbus, an Italian sailing under the Spanish flag, set out to find a southwest passage to Asia and discovered a "New World. " For the next 100 years, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, and French explorers sailed from Europe for the New World, looking for gold, riches, honor, and glory.

• Europe's Early Trade Links

  • The book inspired Christopher Columbus and many other travelers.
  • Global exploration started with the successful Portuguese travels to the Atlantic archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores, the coast of Africa, and the sea route to India in 1498; and, on behalf of the Crown of Castile (Spain), the trans-Atlantic Voyages of Christopher Columbus between 1492 and 1502 as well as the first circumnavigation of the globe in 1519–1522.

• The White City, Chicago and the World Columbian Exposition

  • The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as The Chicago World's Fair, was a fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492.
  • he fair included life-size reproductions of Christopher Columbus' three ships, the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria.
  • These were intended to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of the Americas.