Christopher Columbus embarked on his first voyage to the New World in 1492, departing from the Spanish port of Palos de la Frontera. He sailed southwest across the Atlantic Ocean, making stops in the Canary Islands before heading westward. Columbus reached the Bahamas, landing on an island he named San Salvador, which marked the beginning of European exploration in the Americas. His route primarily followed a westward trajectory, driven by the desire to find a direct trade route to Asia.
Christopher Columbus never traveled from Spain to India.
It took him to the New World
Christopher Columbus took a longer route
Spain, since it was the first with Cristopher Columbus in 1492.
Columbus took back food clothing and other supplies
Christopher Columbus made four trips to the New World. Reportedly the Native Americans he took back with him to Spain volunteered for the trip. The purpose of bringing Native Americans back to Spain was to show the monarchy the type of peoples that inhabited this New World.
Columbus was searching for a faster rout to Asia so he sailed west thinking the world was round...he was rite,he landed in a islnd an thougt that he landed India,they are still known as Indians.he didnt know he had found America.
Christopher Columbus's first voyage in 1492 took approximately six months. He set sail on August 3, reached the Bahamas on October 12, and returned to Spain on March 15, 1493. His journey marked the first European contact with the Americas, although he believed he had found a route to Asia.
Christopher Columbus made Spain rich and Spain is kinda apart of Latin America.
No! It is thought he took carrots TO America from Spain.
Columbus landed in Hispaniola and not North America. He left from Spain and it took him 32 days before sighting land.
There were a number of major Spanish explorers. Probably the two most famous were the two that took down entire empires: Hernán Cortés (took down the Aztecs) and Francisco Pizarro (took down the Incas).