The travels of Christopher Columbus

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After the discovery of America, a new stage was opened for the history of Castile and for the rest of humanity, being the exploration of the new territories the greatest desire of all marine. It was a time when nautical improvements began to be made, in the forms of measurements and in cartography. In this lesson from a TEACHER we bring you a summary of Christopher Columbus's travels because after the first trip in 1492, the Genoese was able to make three more trips through the Caribbean discovering more islands and helping in the colonization of what would be the first overseas territories for the kingdom of Castile.

Index

1. The first voyage: the discovery of America
2. Second voyage of Christopher Columbus
3. Third voyage of Christopher Columbus: earthly paradise
4. Fourth voyage: the decline and death of Columbus
5. Columbus travel map: ideal for studying
6. The Capitulations of Santa Fe, the document between Columbus and the Catholic Monarchs

The August 3, 1492, the expedition of Christopher Columbus left Palos de la Frontera. It was made up of three naves: the Santa María, the Pinta and the Niña. Before beginning his transatlantic voyage, it was decided to do stopover in the Canary Islands to stock up and to obtain the trade winds, which would greatly facilitate the trip. During his stay on the islands, a series of elements of the ships were repaired, since they had suffered some mishaps.

This first trip lasted about five weeks and he endangered the admiral's life, because his sailors, for fear of dying in no man's land, were on the brink of mutiny. The October 14, 1492, Rodrigo de Triana, saw the mainland, thus ending the fear of many of the sailors.

During this first trip, Columbus made relations with some tribes of the Caribbean islands, whom he called indiansBecause he thought that he had arrived in that part of the world without being aware that he had achieved a greater milestone, that of finding a new continent.

The Santa Maria, it had been rendered useless due to its state of conservation, so it is decided to build the fort "Christmas", because it was finished for those dates, in which some sailors remained, waiting for another ship that could pick them up. Within our summary with the trips of Christopher Columbus, we must say that it would be those who stayed that kept relations with these tribes, although the thirst and greed of the Europeans made the natives act against them, setting fire to the strong.

That way, on January 15, 1493, the expedition arrived in Castile, after having undergone a series of calamities on the way back, such as, for example, the need to dock the ship in the one that Columbus was going to Portugal, the place where he would meet with his monarch, not knowing what was said in the interview.

In this other lesson from a TEACHER we discover a summary of the biography of Christopher Columbus.

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The September 25, 1943 the Catholic Monarchs gave approval for the Genoese's next trip. This speed is thought to have been linked to the fear of the monarchs because their neighboring kingdom, Portugal, could claim territories.

We cannot say that this stage is precisely an expedition, since together with Columbus ecclesiastical and colonists would travel eager to obtain improvements in the quality of life. Because of this, these new groups, caused even more problems with the natives, creating real riots.

The ecclesiastics, for their part, were interested in the beliefs of the natives to have a more realistic vision of the thoughts of these peoples. On the other hand, they also studied the domestic plants and animals that were in the islands, leaving everything well noted in their books. In the expeditionary theme we can highlight the discovery of Puerto Rico and Jamaica.

The attitude of the Genoese was seen again, making collaboration between the sailors and the first settlers who had arrived with him impossible. In this way and clandestinely, some opponents of his person marched to the Iberian Peninsula to convey their complaints to the Catholic kings.

On May 1496, Christopher Columbus set out again for the Indies with the intention to find Cipango or the coast of China. It is obvious that he would never find such territories, although in his head there was only the possibility that these lands belonged to unknown parts of Asia.

Continuing with our summary on the travels of Christopher Columbus, we will talk about one of the few discoveries that were made at this time: the mouth of the Orinoco River, which made us think that they were facing an immense portion of land, due to the force by which the river flowed into the sea.

In this way, and because of the closed ideas about the possibility of finding new lands, the admiral himself he affirmed that they were before the Earthly Paradise quoted from the Bible (certainly we cannot deny that many of the landscapes of South America could well be similar).

The end of this stage was preceded by a series of revolts against the Genoese, even causing the monarchs to take action on the matter and sending Francisco de Bobadilla to take control of the islands. In that way, they ended dismissing Christopher Columbus that he was sent prisoner in the year 1500 to Spain, to face the accusations of which he was accused.

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To conclude with our summary on the voyages of Christopher Columbus we must know that in 1502 the monarchs allowed him to return to the New World so that the Genoese would find the passage between these lands and Asia. In this way he reached Panama, although he would never find the way to the Pacific Ocean.

Sunk in utter misery and dispossessed of all the titles he had managed to obtain, the May 20, 1506, he died in Valladolid at the age of 55, without knowing that he had found a new continent, which would never bear his name, but that of another explorer, Americo vespucio.

In this other lesson we will discover the causes and consequences of the discovery of America.

Now that you have been able to get closer to this summary of Christopher Columbus's travels, it is important that you visualize on the map where the ships passed and how they arrived at the New Continent.

As you have seen in this lesson, there were 4 trips that Columbus made to America and, each one of them, made a different route to be able to know new maritime routes and new lands to colonize. Here we leave you some keys of the trips that he carried out and the places where he arrived:

1. In the first trip, he arrived in Santo Domingo and passed through Cuba and the Bahamas
2. In the second, he entered the area of ​​Haiti, traveled to Havana and returned through Santo Domingo until reaching the Peninsula
3. In the third voyage Columbus arrived in Venezuela, passing through Cumana and, then, returning to set foot on the island of Santo Domingo but on the other side
4. And finally the bedroom trip took him to new areas of Central America passing through Panama, Jamaica and Cuba

Here we leave you a map with the 4 trips that he carried out so that you can see well the routes that he followed in the ocean.

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The April 17, 1492 they were written The Capitulations of Santa Fe, a document written by the Catholic kings in the town of Santa Fe, Andalusia, where all agreements are detailed that were carried out with Christopher Columbus due to the maritime expedition that he was about to reach. Let us remember that it was not until October 12, 1492 when Columbus discovered America and, therefore, this document was written in advance to clarify all the agreements of the contract.

In this document we find that Columbus had previously granted the titles of admiral, viceroy and governor of the territories that he won during his entire life or that he discovered. This made that, when he came across the American continent, he became from the first moment a very important character for territorial management. In addition to these important titles, he was also given a tithe of the merchandise that he found or that he requisitioned when he conquered territories.

In conclusion, The Capitulations of Santa Fe It was a deal that Columbus and the Catholic Monarchs made of the benefits of this trip that, finally, was one of the most lucrative and important trips made by the Spanish crown.

Clauses of the Capitulations of Santa Fe

In this text we find 5 clauses that were fulfilled when Columbus found America. Here we offer you a summary of them so that you better understand what said agreement consisted of:

• In the first clauses appear the titles so worthy that were attributed to Columbus and that had a life and hereditary nature
• In the 3rd clause appeared the profits that Columbus would obtain from the goods requisitioned or obtained with the conquests. This clause suggests that they believed that they would reach the East by means of a new sea route.
• The 4th clause also talks about the goods obtained and how to trade with them.
• And finally, in the 5th clause we find that Colón would obtain an important part of the benefits obtained with each army.

We are, therefore, before a commercial contract between the monarchs and Columbus; However, it should be noted that since it was a concession issued by the kings, they could unilaterally break it.

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