CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS is known as the “MAN WHO DISCOVERED AMERICA”
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS was an “ITALIAN EXPLORER AND NAVIGATOR”
His Discovery of America led to the “COLONIZATION OF AMERICA” by “EUROPEAN COUNTRIES”.
A VOYAGE THROUGH HIS LIFE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS was born in 1451 in the “REPUBLIC OF GENOA”,ITALY.
As a teenager, he participated in several trading voyages.
In 1476,he made his first voyage into the ATLANTIC OCEAN. But his ship was attacked by French peoples and the ship was burned. He had to swim back to the “Portuguese shore”
He settled in Portugal and married ‘FELIPA PERESTRELLO”
After the death of his wife, he moved to SPAIN.
The Asian islands near INDIA and CHINA were at that time famous for their spices and gold, making them attractive destinations for Europeans.
Columbus designed a sea route which he thought will so quicker and easier to reach “Asia from ATLANTIC”.
He proposed a voyage plan to the PORTUGUESE KING but his plan was rejected.
In 1486,He went to SPANISH KING FERDINAND 2 and QUEEN ISABELLA with his plan but there also his plan was rejected.
In 1492,KING FERDINAND 2 and QUEEN ISABELLA accepted to give money for his VOYAGE PLAN.
In august 1492,COLUMBUS left SPAIN with there ships.
SANTA MARIA[SHIP IN WHICH HE TRAVELED]
PINTA
NINA
On October 12,1492,after 36 days of voyage he and his men set foot on an island in the present day AMERICA.
COLUMBUS and his men continued their journey, reaching the islands of Cuba (which he thought was china)and Hispaniola(which he thought was Japan).
In 1493,he returned to Spain and submitted the reports.His reports were happy welcomed by the Royal court.
In 1493,he set on his “SECOND EXPEDITION” and explored more islands in the “CARIBBEAN OCEAN”.
Convincing the QUEEN about the riches in “HISPANIOLA” he established a forced labor policy for the “exploration of gold” in HISPANIOLA.
But his calculations gone wrong. The Labour force was not able to explore Gold. This provoked the QUEEN.
The QUEEN sent a Royal official who arrested COLUMBUS. His authority as the “GOVERNOR OF THE INDIES” was also cancelled by the QUEEN.
After convincing “KING FERDINAND” that one more voyage will being abundant riches, he went on his last voyage in 1502,for a route to the INDIAN OCEAN.
A storm destroyed one of his ships, and Columbus and his men reached CUBA. From CUBA, He and his men were taken back to Spain in 1504.
He died due to an infection on 20th may,1506.
PROFILE
NAME - CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS DATE OF BIRTH - 31st OCTOBER,1451 PLACE OF BIRTH - GENOA,ITALY NATIONALITY - ITALIAN LIFE PARTNER - FELIPA PERESTRELLO DIED - 20th MAY,1506[AGED-54] PLACE OF DEATH - CASTLE,SPAIN
QUOTES
1) "IT IS EASY TO DISCOVER WHAT ANOTHER HAS DISCOVERED BEFORE" 2) "YOU CAN NEVER CROSS THE OCEAN UNLESS YOU HAVE THE COURAGE TO LOSE SIGHT OF THE SHORE"
