Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Christopher Colombus
- Early Life
- Born in Genoa, Italy
- Believe the world was round
- Wanted to sail
- west to reach the east
- Reason for voyage
- Inspired by Marco Polo
- Spread Christianity
- Gain Wealth
- Voyage
- Sponsored by King and Queen of Spain
- They gave him 3 ships
- The Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria
- Set sail from Palos, Spain
- Stopped in the Canaries for supplies
- Built La Navidad in San Salvador
- Thought he had reached Japan
- Later Life and Death
- Returned to Spain without finding the Spice Islands
- Went on 3 voyages after that
- Basically died a failure
- After his death, other explorers realised he discovered
- America
- Pacific