Cristopher Columbus Flashcards
How many ships did Columbus have?
Three>- The Nina, The Pinta and The Santa Maria
Sponsors
People who funded a voyage(King Ferdinand/Queen Isabella)
Why did Columbus stop at the Canary Islands?
To fix repairs and gather supplies
What did Columbus call the first island he saw?
San Salvador
What did Columbus call the people he found and why?
He called them Indians. Because he thought he was in India
What other places did Columbus reach?
Cuba and Hispaniola
What was The Treaty of Tordesillas?
An agreement between Spain and Portugal that Spain got all the land to the west of a line drawn down the Atlantic and Portugal got the land to the east.
What happened on his second voyage?
He found a large amount of gold on the island of Hispaniola.
What happened on his third voyage?
He was sent back in chains because of a quarrel with the governor of Hispaniola sent by the king and queen of Spain
What happened on his fourth voyage?
He warned the governor of a hurricane but the governor didn’t listen. Twenty four ships were lost thanks to this. Columbus regarded his fourth voyage as his greatest
When was he born and when did he die?
He was born in 1451. He died in 1506
