Chapter 3 Section 3 Columbus Reaches the Americas

Columbus In 1451, Christopher Columbus was born in the Italian city of Genoa.

Round or Flat? People before the Age of Exploration new the world was round! Ptolemy had concluded the world was round before his death in 168 A. D.

Columbus and his Voyages Columbus asked King John of Portugal for permission to find a shorter route to Asia than the eastward passage around Africa. King John refused so Columbus got support from the Spanish rulers, Isabella and Ferdinand. (left) Queen Isabella and (right) King Ferdinand

Columbus and His Voyages Columbus’s sets sail in 1492 using three ships called the Santa Maria, Pinta, and the Nina and a crew of 90 men. He first gathers supplies at the Canary Islands, then heads West.

Columbus and Mutiny Columbus made good time, but it was much further than he thought. Just as his crew became mutinous, a lookout sighted land. On October 12 th, 1492, the three ships landed on Salvador, or Holy Savior.

San Salvador The Tanio were peaceful inhabitants of this island welcomed trade with Columbus. Certain he was in Asia, Columbus set out for the mainlanding on Cuba and then Hispaniola before heading back to Spain.

Columbus and the nd 2 Voyage In September of 1493, Columbus set sail for the Americas again. This time he establishes the first European colony in the Western Hemisphere, Santo Domingo.

Columbus and European Voyages So if Columbus arrived first, why not the Columbias? Amerigo Vespucci – Italian explorer who first realized that Columbus had not found Asia but a new continent. A German mapmaker named it America in his honor.

The World Before 1492