Columbus promised them he would turn back in two days if they didn't find land. At one point his men threatened to mutiny and wanted to turn back. He set sail on Augwith three ships named the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. Finally, he was able to convince Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain to pay for the trip. He first tried to get King John II of Portugal to pay for his journey, but the King was not interested. The Earth was much larger than he thought and there was another land, the Americas, between Europe and Asia.Ĭolumbus spent years trying to convince someone to pay for his voyage. It would turn out that Columbus was wrong. Columbus thought he could sail straight to the East Indies by crossing the Atlantic Ocean. However, traveling overland by the Silk Road was dangerous and a sea route around Africa seemed much too long.
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He learned how to make maps and navigate a ship.Ī Shortcut to the East Indies (China and Southeast Asia)Ĭolumbus and his brother, Bartholomew, knew that there were great riches to be had in the East Indies (China and Southeast Asia). He later lived in Lisbon where he worked as a trader. However, it was Columbus' voyage that started the exploration and colonization of the Americas.Ĭolumbus was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451. There even was a European, Leif Ericsson, who had been to the Americas before. Of course, there were already people living in America at the time who we call Native Americans. Columbus arriving in the Americas by Dioscoro PueblaĬhristopher Columbus is the explorer who is credited for discovering America.
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