Trade winds
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it is the trade winds that brought Columbus ships to the Caribbean
The names of the three ships of Columbus were Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria. Christopher Columbus was an Italian who sailed under the Spanish flag. The ships carried about 120 men in total.
The Trade Winds.
The westerlies.
The winds
Part of the atmospheric gyre we call the Trade Winds moved Columbus where he wished to go.
The name is not changed in Spanish. It is Columbus, Ohio. Using the Spanish name for Columbus (Cristóbal Colón) would just be confusing.
Columbus traveled westward because he followed the winds.
Columbus Spanish Immersion Academy was created in 1996.
Christopher Columbus repeatedly crossed the Atlantic Ocean by utilizing the prevailing winds.