Christopher Columbus
(1451 - 1506)

Christopher Columbus discovered the United StatesFamous Italian traveler, is credited with the discovery of the New World(USA).Born
in the city of Genoa in Italy and studied at the University of Pavia
mathematics and natural sciences and perhaps also astronomy. Across
the Atlantic Ocean and reached the Caribbean islands in the October 12,
1492 m, but his discovery of the land of the North American continent
was in his second trip in 1498.Some
of the effects indicate a connection between Europe and America even
before Columbus' discovery of that territory a long time. Revelation of his character name of the country: Colombia
The idea of the journey
Generated in this idea of Columbus' voyage in the desire to achieve for three reasons:
Fame and wealth.
Born to Katoleikth bigotry has the desire to find a way other than roads with AQIM Mohammedans as he put it.
Marine in his blogs.
Exerted great effort in the study of modern marine operation in his time. Also
acknowledged that the scholars of his time to cross into the Indian
sub-continent and the continent of Asia is not limited to flights to the
east, but access to the west and possible direction to a spherical
earth. On
the basis of this viewpoint has decided to adventure based on the
latest maps of the Italian scholars of his time Toscanala Paulo
(1397-1492) as well as the German Martin Beckham (1459-1505). Both scientists specializing sports and astronomy.
But
the fact that Christopher Columbus was not he who discovered America,
but stopped in the area of the islands of Ante and carried forward by
his sailor facilities Idaa Omrigo and this continent called America.
Letter to the King of Portugal
Rejection
of his Senate in Genoa, as well as King Henry VII of England resorted
boiled send a message to the King's Counselor Portuguese Joao II,
saying: I know that the existence of such a path is the proof of a real
spherical earth and easy proof of this theory I decided the opening of
the Seaway's new and I will send to Your
Majesty map of my discovery sector. will present them Minaakm and Dzrkm
indicating the point of sailing to the West and places Sakchwha during
the trip and also the furthest point can be reached with either pole or
the equator and the distances Stabrunha to gain access to countries that
may reap such treasures, not Ttfajaa if I
said that the West, the country's treasures and as usual they call us
the east, where it sailed down the west towards the east arrived in the
country across the ocean to the second half of the globe. But
if you sent explorers across the dry land from the hemisphere where you
are, we find that those countries that have been connecting to it is
only the Middle ... But his share was not in Portugal as well.
Agreement with the royal Spain
On
April 30, 1492 signed the Catholic Kings Spaniards, with Kristfor
Convention, stating that Columbus "Kmkchw of the islands and continents
into the sea and ocean," On the basis of the above will be given the
rank of Prince of the seas and oceans as a decision royal applies in all
parts of the country. And add to this that it would give 10% of the gold and goods which will be attended with him without any taxes.
To prepare for the journey
Ship Santa Maria type Caravelle
In the port of Pylos had been equipped with three ships of various sizes:
First ship: the flagship Santa Maria, one of the Caravelle type (in English: caravel). The
immersion of the ship -2.8 m, -227 tons displacement college, the
number of the crew - 84 seas. This was the ship, led by Admiral (Prince
of the Sea) Columbus.
Second vessel: Penta Caravelle, one of the type (in English: caravel). Length - 20.1 m, width - 7.3 m, immersion - 2.0 m, displacement - 168.4 tons, the crew - 65. The captain and the owner was Martin Alonso Pinzón.
The third ship: Nina was the kind of Caravelle (in English: caravel). This
designation was common on the ship but her real name was Santa Clara
length - 17.3 m, width - 5.6 m, immersion - 1.9 m, displacement - 101.2
tons, the crew - 40 seas. Captain Yiannis ڤicente Benson and the owner
of the ship Juan Ninia.
And all the sailing ships sail depending on wind strength and direction.
The first discoveries
MapChristopher ColumbusOn October 12, I discovered what is now called the Bahamas, however, called San SalvadorWhich
were the first steps, on 28 October and arrived in Cuba, has been
access to the many islands that did not occur to a presence in that
period.
The return of the ships
His memoirs
On
December 16, 1492 Penta ships returned to Spain and Nina in the return
trip took about 3 months, where the Spanish arrived in the port March
15, 1493. It is the first cruise, which lasted from this period continued to sail in a piece of the times.
MisconceptionColumbus
was the belief that he arrived to the so-called Western India has been
successful trips where he was able to bring a lot of gold, owning many
of the islands named in Hindi. King and Queen of Spain were in the very joy of the findings of the sea discovered Columbus.
Continued on a journey exploringColumbus
did not stop at this point of the discoveries he was always eager to
discover what is beyond, and returned to sailing from the ports of
Thanbh Spain with a fleet of 17 ships, accompanied by 1500 sailors, and
ships were equipped with supplying enough 6 months. Like
its predecessor did not gain access to this flight failure, have
discovered new islands, including what is today the Antilles and later
the Caribbean Sea from the southern side of Cuba. All this for the sake of his search for India ...In May 1494 arrived in Jamaica, and several other islands located east of the American continent. Thus,
Columbus arrived to the most important discoveries and the most
important sea routes have been developed new maps and new graphics all
this did not have guessed that one day did not reach India.
His deathOn
May 20, 1506 m in Spain, his health deteriorated and began fighting for
his life after he scuffled throughout his life with the sea and the
waves of the ocean. Have been buried without ceremony to the funeral entrusted to scientists and discoverers of that time.Christopher
Columbus died in Valladolid in 1506 in a home that is now a museum
dedicated to him. Announced in 2006 the results of research by a team
from the University of Granada on the bones of the person buried in the
Cathedral of Sevilla, which proved that they belong to Christopher
Columbus (1451 1506) [4 ]. But
while Christopher Columbus was the first to discover Omricaalm new but
they called on someone else is Omrigo Vespucci, who confirmed that
Christopher Columbus did not reach Alai India, but he arrived to the New
World in 1507 by geographical German Martin Vdezmiller mapping the new
world as he saw and described Omrigo Vespucci
and proposed to call this world Discovered name and found this proposal
acceptable, and this new world called America relative to the Omrigo
Vespucci.



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