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Hace 2 días · The fair included life-size reproductions of Christopher Columbus' three ships, the Niña (real name Santa Clara), the Pinta, and the Santa María. These were intended to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of the Americas. The ships were constructed in Spain and then sailed to America for the exposition.
Hace 3 días · In this letter written soon after his first voyage, Christopher Columbus explained how he dealt with the natives and revealed his and Spain’s religious motive for exploring what he conceived to be, in explicitly religious terms (see Christopher Columbus to Doña Juana de Torres, 1500) a New World.
Hace 19 horas · Prince Henry the Navigator, Christopher Columbus and the Age of Discovery ... His discoveries sparked a movement called the Columbian Exchange in which agricultural crops from the New World were introduced to the Old World and vice versa. Columbus undertook 4 voyages over a span of 12 years.
Hace 19 horas · Christopher Columbus, the Italian explorer sailing under the Spanish flag, embarked on four historic voyages across the Atlantic Ocean between 1492 and 1504. While his initial goal was to find a western sea route to Asia, his expeditions led to the “discovery” of the Americas and initiated a new era of exploration, colonization, and global exchange.
Hace 2 días · Christopher Columbus discovered the New World for the Kingdom of Castile and Leon in 1492. Private adventurers thereafter entered into contracts with the Spanish Crown to conquer the newly discovered lands in return for tax revenues and the power to rule.
Hace 4 días · In contrast to Leif Erikson’s adventures centuries earlier, Christopher Columbus’s arrival has been widely celebrated with Columbus Day every October 10th in the United States. This day commemorates his landing on October 12, 1492, which introduced the Americas to Western Europe during his four voyages between 1492 and 1502.
Hace 4 días · 1492–93 – Columbus reaches the Caribbean; start of permanent Spanish settlements 1493–1515 – Spanish exploration, conquest, enslavement, and settlement in the Caribbean and the Spanish Main 1502 – Moctezuma II elected huey tlatoani , emperor [literally: "Great Speaker"] of the Aztec Triple Alliance
