And really Christopher didnt even discover America. He was actually in what is now the Bahamas and Cuba. In reality Christopher was trying to get to China and thought he was in Japan all 4 times he went to North America. Columbus Day is a national holiday in the United States, but due to inhumane actions taken by the European powers who came in waves to the Americas, several states have replaced the holiday with Indigenous People's Day to honor the original inhabitants of these lands.Ĭolumbus also continued to believe that he had found a route to Asia, despite the increasing evidence that proved otherwise-a denial that would severely tarnish his reputation. Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer who is well known for discovering North America. Columbus’s participation in such brutality eventually led to his arrest and caused him to lose favor with the Spanish monarchy. While this opened up economic and political opportunities for European powers, the colonization of the New World led to the exploitation of its indigenous peoples, often violently and eventually with disastrous results for many cultures. The exact location of Vinland is debated among scholars, but it is generally agreed it was somewhere along the northern Atlantic coast.Ĭolumbus may not have discovered the Americas, but it was his arrival-and subsquent three additional voyages over the next twelve years-that shephereded in an era of exploration and colonization of North and South America. There is also the saga of Leif Eriksson's voyage to Vinland-the mysterious spot on which he landed in North America. Even before he set sail from Spain, thousands of people were already living on these lands for centuries. While it has been commonly said that Columbus discovered the Americas, that is not accurate. The fleet also came across other Caribbean islands on this expedition, including modern-day Cuba and Haiti, which Columbus believed were the Indies. After more than two months of sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, the fleet spotted what would eventually be known as the Bahamas on October 12, 1492. Christopher Columbus (/ k l m b s / between 25 August and 31 October 1451 ) was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and European. In August 1492, Columbus’s expedition set sail with three ships: the Niña, Pinta, and Santa María. Proponents of the Catholic Church, the monarchy also hoped the voyage would help spread Christianity into the East. The monarchy considered Columbus’s expedition as an opportunity to expand Spain’s trading network into the Indies’ lucrative economy. He persuaded King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I to sponsor his quest to find a westward route to China, India, and Japan-lands then known as the Indies. Christopher Columbus was a 15th and 16th century explorer credited for connecting the Old World (Europe, Africa, and Asia) and the New World (North America and South America).īorn in Genoa, Italy, in 1451, Columbus made his way to Spain, where he gained support from the Spanish monarchy.
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