Isabella, the Queen of Spain who pawned her crown jewels to pay for the voyage.She convinced her husband, King Ferdinand, to take the chance on Columbus.
Columbus never made land in North America, so he didn't take any ships to " New York". NY also did not exist in the 1400's. Nothing was there until the Dutch founded a colony 200 years later. So, he,took ZERO ships to NY.
Ponce De Leon had sailed with Christopher Columbus on his second voyage and had later helped take over Puerto Rico.
Christopher Columbus never found a sea route to Asia. His voyage there was blocked by the American continents, which it is credited with "finding," although he did not realize it at the time.
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1492 like the saying
A priest, conquistadors and sailors.
1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue...a little trick for memory
He took roughly 87 men
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It took 7 months and 12 days. hope that helps!! :-)
A month. Round trip the entire voyage was 3 months.
Ponce De Leon had sailed with Christopher Columbus on his second voyage and had later helped take over Puerto Rico.
There was 33 days on ship before land was sighted by the crew.
They ate salted meat, hard biscuits and dried peas for all three meals.
It took Christopher Columbus 71 days to reach the New World on his first voyage in 1492.
Isabella, the Queen of Spain who pawned her crown jewels to pay for the voyage.She convinced her husband, King Ferdinand, to take the chance on Columbus.