Basics about Columbus Early Life He was born in Genoa Italy Family was woolweavers and owned a cheese stand Columbus claims the first time he went to sea was at age 10 Began his career sailing and trading ID: 588511
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Christopher Columbus 101
Basics about ColumbusSlide2
Early Life
He was born in Genoa (Italy!)Family was wool-weavers and owned a cheese stand
Columbus claims the first time he went to sea was at age 10
Began his career sailing and tradingSlide3
Explorer
He explored under the Catholic Church in the name of SpainThought he could sail west and get to the Indies
Join the Spice Trade!
In some journals he claims he was there to spread ChristianitySlide4
Columbus’ Plans
Thought the Earth was MUCH smaller
Thought Europe was MUCH larger
And thought Japan was a huge island that was far off the east coast of China
He thought the trip would be 2,400 miles, would actually be 12,200 miles
At this time, NO ONE else believed any of this.
Scientists, cartographer, astronomers,
etc
ALL knew he was wrongSlide5
King Ferdinand & Queen
Isabella still believed Columbus
Columbus tried to get Portugal to “back” or fund his idea
They said no thanks
He tried again, still NO
Italy wouldn’t fund him either
1486, Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain said hey, why not?
Gave him 3 ships:
Nina
Pinta
Santa Maria
Also made him “Admiral of the Sea”
Everyone had to give him supplies and lodgingSlide6
Colonization
He personally established permanent settlements on HispaniolaLed to Spain colonizing much of the New World
Americas!Slide7
Lasting!
Columbus definitely didn’t get to the Americas firstThe “Indians” who were there, Leif
Erikkson
, etc.
BUT he start the first lasting European settlement, and that lead to many, many more settlements on the Americas
He also NEVER admitted that he had not reached the “Indies”… Until he died he swore he found a shorter route to AsiaSlide8
Hispaniola
The indigenous people, the
Taino
or Arawak were peaceful and friendly.
They had gold ear ornaments, so he assumed they were hiding all the gold from him.
He took some
Arawaks
prisoner and insisted they guide him to the gold.
And so it began…