6A+-+Columbus

= CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS = =__Introduction__= ==Christopharo Colombo is another name for Christopher Columbus. He was the first person to believe thatthe world was round. His nationality is Italian and was born it Genoa, Italy. He was born in 1451 and died in 1506.== =__Purpose__=

His purpose of his voyage was to find a westernly route to trade with Asia and to explore new land. He also wanted to become more famous.
=__Route__= ==Columbus had 4 voyages from 1492-1502. On his first voyage in 1492 he sailed westward from Spain to try to reach Asia. His crew when he traveled there was 90 people. Instead he landed in the and thought he had landed in the Indies. He named the island he landed on San Salvador. His second voyage was in 1493 also from Spain. He had 17 ships and 1500 crew members. He planned to conquer the whole territory of the Caribbean but he discovered Jamaica instead. His third voyage was in 1498 and had 6 ships. This time he went in a more southernly route and eventually reached Trinidad. Eventually he realized he had discovered a very large piece of land. His fourth voyage was in 1502 and he had 4 ships. He stopped at the Canary Islands and then sailed to Matinique.== =__Hardships and Challenges__= ==He was accused of Governing Tyrannically. There was a hurricane but Colombos' fleet weathered it. They had to move slowly home from some of there voyages because shellfish were making holes in there ship.== =__Interesting Facts__= ==When he landed on San Salvador, he thought he was in the Indies so he called them the Indians. He used a navigation method called dead reckoning. He had two sons: Diego and Ferdinand. Also there is a holiday named after him. He thought the earth was one quarter of the size now.== =__Historical Contributions__= ==Columbus had many historical contributions. First, he discovered the Americas and he sailed the southern tip of Africa. Second, he had the idea to sail westward to reach Asia. Thirdly, when he came back from discovering the Americas he brought gold with him, which attracted a lot of other countries to explore in the same direction.==

__Sources:__

 * Book:**

Neufeld, David. __Great Explorations.__ New York: Scholastic Inc., 2002

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