Details of Columbus's discovery of the New World

Christopher Columbus's discovery of the new continent was the most important navigation activity of western European navigators in the15th century. Christopher Columbus, an Italian navigator, was born in Genoa and moved to Portugal in 1476. He once proposed to the Portuguese king to sail westward and explore sea routes to East India and China, but it was not adopted. 1485 immigrated to Spain. 1492 On August 3rd, under the orders of Spanish rulers Isabel and Ferdinand, he set sail from Barros Port with three ships and 90 sailors, crossed the Atlantic Ocean, arrived in Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti and other places, and then went to the Western Ocean three times (A.D. 1493, A.D. 1498).

Chinese Name: Columbus Discovered the New World mbth: Columbus Discovered America: Christopher Columbus Year: 1492 Introduction, Discovery of American Navigation, Introduction Columbus initially mistakenly thought that the place to sail westward was India, so he called the local residents "Indians" (later, the date when Columbus first arrived in the Bahamas was designated as Columbus Discovering America Day in the West. From the end of 16 to the beginning of 17, the Italian Amerigo Weiss Pucci visited the coast of South America and came to the conclusion that this is not Asia, but a "new continent". Later, in the name of Amerigo, this continent was called America. After the discovery of the new continent, the European population continued to migrate to America, setting off the third migration in human history. Christopher Columbus's voyage to America was1492-August 3rd. He set sail from palos Port and sailed from south to west to the Canary Islands. The Santa Maria and Ninja first went to Gomera Island in the Canary Islands, and the Pinta first went to gran canaria for repairs. See you on Gomera Island on September 2nd. On September 6th, we set sail from Gomera Island and sailed for an endless strange ocean. On September 9, I entered the deep sea navigation state. 65438+1October 65438+February arrived at Guanahani Island called by local Indians, and Columbus named it San Salvador (thought it was India). 10 10 14, we arrived at rum island (called Santa Maria island) in the southwest, and successively arrived at Ferdinand island (Long Island), Isabella island (Crook Island) and Columbus Shoal (Humentos Islands). 1October 28th 10 arrived in Barea port, Aotelian province, northeast Cuba. 165438+1On October 20th, Martin Song Ping left Pinta without permission and went to babic (Graninagua Island) to look for gold. On February 6, 65438, Columbus's fleet docked at the westernmost port of San Nicolas in Haiti (called Posio Island by Indians and Hispaniola by Columbus). 65438+February 2 1 Columbus and his party came to Turtle Island (now Torti Island) in the northwest of Haiti. On February 25th, 65438, the Santa Maria ran aground on the coast east of Cap Haitien. 1493 65438+1On October 4th, Niya left Navidad and headed east for the leveling tower. 65438+10.6, in northern Haiti, in Moncristi, now the northwest of Dominica, Ninja peace tower sailed eastward to Cape samana, now the northeast of Dominica. 65438+ 1616, left samana Bay, Haiti Island, began to return, crossed the Atlantic Ocean again, and sailed northeast. 65438+1October 22nd crossed the inbound latitude, 28 degrees north latitude. On February 3, the fleet arrived about 500 miles east of Bermuda and 30 degrees north latitude. On February 12, a storm broke out at sea, and the two ships separated and never met again. On February 15, the crew of Ninia saw the southernmost land of Azores. On February 18, the Ninja docked at Santa Maria Island in the Azores. On February 24th, it was caught in a storm and was forced to sail for Portugal. On March 4th, I went to the coast outside Lisbon Bay. On March 13, the Ninja set sail from Lisbon. At noon on March 15, Martin Song Ping bypassed the second storm and the Pinta returned to palos. The unprecedented voyage in human history is finally over. * * American exploration, discovery and colonization 1492 Columbus's voyage and discovery caused a sensation in Spain and Europe. The King and Queen of Spain also formally confirmed all the rights and interests promised to Columbus by the Santa Fe Agreement.