Christopher Colombus

From when to when was Christopher Colombus’s first voyage?

August 3rd, 1492 to March 15th, 1493

What happened on Christopher Colombus’s first voyage?

• He sailed from Spain with 3 ships, and 86 people

• He intended on finding a route to Asia, with a expedition funded by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain

• He landed in the Carribean, thinking it was the East Indies

• His ship wrecked in late 1492 at La Navidad, where he left 39 people to establish a settlement there. (Modern day Haiti)

From when to when was Christopher Colombus’s second voyage?

September 25th, 1493 to June 11th, 1496

What did Christopher Colombus return with upon his second voyage?

• 17 ships, 1500+ people

• Brought investors, for gold finding

• Also brought friars for converting people

What did Colombus find in Navidad on his second voyage?

That the Taìno men had killed and destroyed the entire colony.

What did Colombus establish on his second voyage?

• He built a city that he named after Queen Isabella

• He established a fortress of St. Thomas

• He fully established a Spanish colony

Who did Colombus enslave on his second voyage?

He enslaved the Arawaks to have them mine for gold, and sent around 500 back to spain.

From when to when was Colombus’s third voyage?

May 30th, 1498, to October 18th, 1500

What key achievements did Colombus make in his 3rd voyage?

• “Discovered” and named Trinidad

• Became the 1st European to reach the South American continent at Gulf of Paria

What issues occured on Colombus’s 3rd journey to America

• When he returned to Hispaniola, he found the colony in rebellion

• He then got arrested by Spanish authority in 1500 due to mismanagement

From when to when was Colombus’s 4th and final voyage?

May 1502 to November 1504

Which places did he reach on his final voyage?

Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama

What issues did he face on his final journey?

• Marooned in Jamaica in 1503, and rescued in 1504

• Not allowed back into Hispaniola because of Queen Isabella’s critique of his treatment of native people.