The Castillian expedition Flashcards
Who discover america and when?
-Christopher Columbus
- 1492
What thinks Cristhopher?
-The land was round
-he could reach Asia crossing the Atlantic
Who financed the journey?
-The Catholic Monarchs
When start the voyage and where?
-3rd agust of 1492
- port of Palos de la Frontera (Huelva)
When Cristhopher reached land and what he thought?
-12th october of 1492
- Arrived Japan
Was Cristhopher write?
-No
-The world was bigger than he thought
How many expeditions he did?
-4
-2nd one found a safer and faster voyage
-3rd and 4th explored the coast of South and center America
Cristhoper died knowing the thruth?
-No
-He continue thinking he arrived to Asia
Who prove Cristhopeher voyage was to America?
-Amerigo Vespucci
Why America is called like this?
-Because Amerigo found America after Columbus death
What for was vreated the Treaty of Tordesillas?
To agoid conflicts for conwuering the new discover territories
What was the Teaty of Tordesillas
-Was created by a Pope
-1494
- Was a meridian to divide the territories east for Portugal (Africa and Asia) and west for Castilla (America)
Who sart the fist voyage aroundthe world and when?
-Ferdinand Magellan
-1519
Why Ferdinand start the voyage?
-To explore a route from the Atlnatic ocean to the Maluku Islands in the Pacific ocean
What is the Strait of Magellan?
A spline that digide the Atlantic and The pacific ocean
