Christopher Columbus always wanted to reach the East Indies, which included modern-day countries like India and Indonesia. His primary goal was to find a westward route to these regions to access their lucrative spices and riches. However, instead of reaching Asia, he famously landed in the Bahamas in 1492, marking the beginning of European exploration in the Americas.
What did the people of Spain do when Christopher Columbus came back from his 1st voyage
Columbus wanted to visit the Great Can (Khan) to give him the letters of the Catholic kings.
Christopher Columbus discovered Puerto Rico on November 19, 1493 during his second voyage.
According to all reputable and accepted historical sources, Columbus visited the Americas multiple times.
Christopher Columbus received a small amount of education when he went to a Monastery until age fourteen. He learned the basics, Latin and Mathematics. During his early sea life, before his voyages to 'India,' he learned astrology and geography. He was a teen during these years. He also learned map making from his younger brother, Bartolomeo, when he went to visit him in Lisbon. Most of his education came to him in his teen years on the sea.
Christopher Columbus visited the Bahamas, parts of Cuba, and the islands of Indonesia.
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What did the people of Spain do when Christopher Columbus came back from his 1st voyage
he didn't
Columbus wanted to visit the Great Can (Khan) to give him the letters of the Catholic kings.
Christopher Columbus discovered Puerto Rico on November 19, 1493 during his second voyage.
According to all reputable and accepted historical sources, Columbus visited the Americas multiple times.
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Christopher Columbus (and his crew) on his second voyage in 1493.
Christopher Columbus is the first European to sail to the America's.
Christopher Columbus received a small amount of education when he went to a Monastery until age fourteen. He learned the basics, Latin and Mathematics. During his early sea life, before his voyages to 'India,' he learned astrology and geography. He was a teen during these years. He also learned map making from his younger brother, Bartolomeo, when he went to visit him in Lisbon. Most of his education came to him in his teen years on the sea.
He went to ONE PLACE. A island called Hispanolia. He NEVER LANDED IN NORTH AMERICA. NEVER KNEW THAT IT EXISTED.