Early Years

Sponsorship

Preparations

The Voyage

Three ships set sail from Palos on August 3rd 1492
Mutiny was prevented after 18 days by Martin Pinzon threatening to hang six crew members from the mast of the Santa Maria.
Columbus often lied to his crew about the distance they had sailed.
Land was sighted at 2am on October 12th by Roderigo de Triano in the crow's nest of the Pinta
Columbus went ashore next day and placed a crucifix and a flag of Spain on the island and named it San Salvador(Our Saviour)
Spent three months touring the neighbouring islands.
Returned to Spain with six natives whom he had kidnapped to put on exhibition in Spain
Believed he was in Asia and called natives Indians
Returned to the "New World" twice more and reached mainland on this third voyage.

	Created by Shane Buckley about 8 years ago

An account of Christopher Columbus' voyage to America for Junior Cert studies