Tuesday, November 28, 2023
No Result
View All Result
Contact Us
Stories from History
-18 °c
  • Home
    • Ancient History
      • Ancient Rome
        • Ancient Greece
  • Medieval History
    • Latest post
      Margaret Beaufort

      Margaret Beaufort

      sir Richard Empson

      Richard Empson biography and history

      King Henry VIII

      King Henry VIII

      Juliette Low

      Juliette Low

      Lady Jane Grey

      Lady Jane Grey

      King Henry VII

      King Henry VII

      John Jay

      John Jay in stories for history

      Elizabeth Rоѕеmоnd Tауlоr

      Elizabeth Rоѕеmоnd Tауlоr

      Chuck Berry

      Chuck Berry (Rock and Roll music Writer)

      Trending Tags

      • Middle Ages
        • Viking Age
        • Anglo-Saxons
        • Dark Ages
        • 11th Century
        • 12th Century
        • 13th Century
        • 14th Century
        • 15th Century
    • Early Modern History
      • 16th Century
        • Tudors
      • 17th Century
        • Stuarts
        • English Civil War
        • American History
      • 18th Century
        • Europe
        • North America
        • 18th Century Other
    • Modern History
      • 19th Century
        • American History
        • European History
        • Victorians
        • 19th century Other
      • 20th Century
        • American History
        • World War One
        • World War Two
        • Holocaust
        • Cold War
        • 20th Century Other
      • 21st Century
        • American History
    • Home
      • Ancient History
        • Ancient Rome
          • Ancient Greece
    • Medieval History
      • Latest post
        Margaret Beaufort

        Margaret Beaufort

        sir Richard Empson

        Richard Empson biography and history

        King Henry VIII

        King Henry VIII

        Juliette Low

        Juliette Low

        Lady Jane Grey

        Lady Jane Grey

        King Henry VII

        King Henry VII

        John Jay

        John Jay in stories for history

        Elizabeth Rоѕеmоnd Tауlоr

        Elizabeth Rоѕеmоnd Tауlоr

        Chuck Berry

        Chuck Berry (Rock and Roll music Writer)

        Trending Tags

        • Middle Ages
          • Viking Age
          • Anglo-Saxons
          • Dark Ages
          • 11th Century
          • 12th Century
          • 13th Century
          • 14th Century
          • 15th Century
      • Early Modern History
        • 16th Century
          • Tudors
        • 17th Century
          • Stuarts
          • English Civil War
          • American History
        • 18th Century
          • Europe
          • North America
          • 18th Century Other
      • Modern History
        • 19th Century
          • American History
          • European History
          • Victorians
          • 19th century Other
        • 20th Century
          • American History
          • World War One
          • World War Two
          • Holocaust
          • Cold War
          • 20th Century Other
        • 21st Century
          • American History
      No Result
      View All Result
      Stories from History
      No Result
      View All Result
      Home Medieval History Middle Ages 15th Century

      Christopher Columbus and the New World

      by Ola Thomas
      06/19/2016
      in 15th Century, Medieval History, Middle Ages
      0
      Christopher Columbus
      0
      SHARES
      32
      VIEWS
      Share on FacebookShare on Twitter




      Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451. He first went to sea as a young teenager and became an experienced sailor.

      In the fifteenth century Europeans traded with China and India for silks, spices and other luxury goods. Merchants made the journey overland with relative ease until Constantinople fell to the Turks in 1453. With the overland route too dangerous merchants made the journey by sea, sailing east around the coast of Africa.

      Columbus believed that it was possible to make the journey much more quickly by sailing west and planned a voyage to discover a westward route. In order to put his plan into action Columbus needed financial backing. His plan was rejected by the monarchs of Portugal, Italy, Britain and France before he secured the backing of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain.



      Columbus set off on his first voyage on 3rd August 1492 with three ships, the Santa Maria, the Pinta and the Nina. On 12th October Columbus sighted land and named the island San Salvador. He had discovered the Bahamas. Believing that he had reached the Indies Columbus called the native people Indians. On 5th December 1492 he became the first European to set foot on Hispaniola (Haiti).

      After returning to Spain, Columbus embarked on his second voyage on 24th September 1493. His mission was to discover new territories and colonize them. On November 3rd he saw a rugged island and named it Dominica (Sunday).  Columbus spent the next six months exploring and colonizing the area before returning to Spain.

      Columbus made two further voyages exploring more of the New World and hoping to find the elusive route to the Orient.

      Although he was a an experienced and gifted sailor, his management skills were poor and on each return voyage he was faced with the discontent of the native peoples and those Europeans who had been left to colonize the area.

      Columbus died in 1506 at the age of 55. He remained convinced that the lands he had discovered were in Asia.




      Tags: CountriesExplorationPeople
      Ola Thomas

      Ola Thomas

      Next Post
      Nicholas II Tsar of Russia

      Nicholas II the Last Russian Tsar

      Leave a Reply Cancel reply

      Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

      This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

      Home » Christopher Columbus and the New World

      © 2020 -Storiesfromhistory.com All Rights Reserved.

      No Result
      View All Result
      • Home
        • Ancient History
          • Ancient Rome
      • Medieval History
        • Latest post
        • Middle Ages
          • Viking Age
          • Anglo-Saxons
          • Dark Ages
          • 11th Century
          • 12th Century
          • 13th Century
          • 14th Century
          • 15th Century
      • Early Modern History
        • 16th Century
          • Tudors
        • 17th Century
          • Stuarts
          • English Civil War
          • American History
        • 18th Century
          • Europe
          • North America
          • 18th Century Other
      • Modern History
        • 19th Century
          • American History
          • European History
          • Victorians
          • 19th century Other
        • 20th Century
          • American History
          • World War One
          • World War Two
          • Holocaust
          • Cold War
          • 20th Century Other
        • 21st Century
          • American History

      © 2020 -Storiesfromhistory.com All Rights Reserved.