Christopher Columbus

GROUP 7 ĐINH THỊ THU HỒNG TÔN NỮ BẢO UYÊN NGUYỄN THỊ THANH HỒNG TRẦN THANH VY LÝ KHOA HÀ THỊ NHƯ NGÂN NGUYỄN KIM TIỀN BIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHY Voyages to the New World Voyages to the New World Pictures about his trip Pictures about his trip Christopher song Christopher song Christopher Day Christopher Day A controversial hero A controversial hero CHRISTOPHER COMLUMBUS EXPLORER Columbus was born in Genoa (a seaport now part of Italy) sometime between August 25 and October 31, 1451. Italian: Cristoforo Colombo Catalan: Cristòfor Colom Spanish: Cristóbal Colón Portuguese: Cristóvão Colombo Latin: Christophorus Columbus His mother was Susan Fontanarossa who married Domenico Columbo. They both were wool-weavers And owned cheese stand at which everyone in a family Worked Comlumbus brothers were : Bartolomeo (later a cartograhper in Lisbon) Giovanni, Giacomo His sister was : Bianchinatta He also worked as a seagoing businessman, buying And selling goods. In Libon, he met and married Dona Filipa Perestrello e Moniz. It was a good marriage. She is a daughter of Bartolomeo Peresttrello, the governor of Porto Santo And his first son, Deigo, was born in 1480 During his last years, Columbus had a comfortable income from his share of the gold that was found in Hispaniola. However, he was unhappy because King Ferdinand denied him some of the other rewards he had promised. Moreover, he was sick and in great pain from arthritis. He died in 1506 at The age of 54 and was buried in Spain. In 1542, his Nody was moved to the Dominican Republic, once part of “his” colony-Hispaniola. He may still buried There. First voyage (3 August 1492-15 March 1493) Second voyage (24 September 1493-1496) Third voyage (1498-1500) and arrest Fourth voyage (1502-1504) First voyage (3 August 1492-15 March 1493) Second voyage (24 September 1493-1496) Third voyage (1498-1500) and arrest Fourth voyage (1502-1504) First voyage (3 August 1492-15 March 1493) First voyage (3 August 1492-15 March 1493) The First Trip: Columbus sailed for King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella of Spain. On his first trip, Columbus led an expedition with 3 ships, the Niña (captained by Vicente Yáñez Pinzon), the Pinta (owned and captained by Martin Alonzo Pinzon), and the Santa Maria (captained by Columbus), and about 90 crew members. They set sail on Aug. 3, 1492 from Palos, Spain, and on October 11, 1492, spotted the Caribbean islands off southeastern North America. They landed on an island They landed on an island they called Guanahani, but they called Guanahani, but Columbus later renamed it Columbus later renamed it San Salvador. They were San Salvador. They were met by the local Taino met by the local Taino Indians, many of whom Indians, many of whom were captured by were captured by Columbus' men and later Columbus' men and later sold into slavery. Columbus sold into slavery. Columbus thought he had made it to thought he had made it to Asia, and called this area Asia, and called this area the Indies, and called its the Indies, and called its inhabitants Indians. inhabitants Indians. The first voyage The first voyage The Second voyage The Second voyage The Third voyage The Third voyage The Fourth voyage The Fourth voyage While exploring the islands in the area While exploring the islands in the area and looking for gold to loot, Columbus' and looking for gold to loot, Columbus' men traveled to the islands of men traveled to the islands of Hispaniola (now divided into Haiti and Hispaniola (now divided into Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Cuba, and the Dominican Republic), Cuba, and many other smaller islands. On the many other smaller islands. On the return trip, the Santa Maria was return trip, the Santa Maria was wrecked and the captain of the Pinta wrecked and the captain of the Pinta sailed off on his own to try to beat sailed off on his own to try to beat Columbus back. Columbus returned to Columbus back. Columbus returned to Spain in the Nina, arriving on March 15, Spain in the Nina, arriving on March 15, 1493. 1493. . about his trip Christopher song Christopher song Christopher Day Christopher Day A controversial hero A controversial hero CHRISTOPHER COMLUMBUS EXPLORER Columbus was born. whom were captured by were captured by Columbus& apos; men and later Columbus& apos; men and later sold into slavery. Columbus sold into slavery. Columbus thought he had made it to thought. off on his own to try to beat sailed off on his own to try to beat Columbus back. Columbus returned to Columbus back. Columbus returned to Spain in the Nina, arriving on March 15, Spain