When did Christopher Columbus discover America?
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The October 12, 1492 it was the day that Columbus discovered America. One of the most important events in our history is the discovery of America. Although at first it did not have a great impact because, in the first place, it was thought that it was only a few islands that had been found. But over the years, new territories continued to be discovered and, with this, the knowledge of geography was expanded by which the silhouette of the new world began to be drawn. In this lesson from a TEACHER we are going to discover you when he discovered America Christopher Columbus.
Index
- A stranger in the European Courts
- The capitulations of Santa Fe
- The great voyage of Christopher Columbus
- Get to the Americas
An unknown in the European Courts.
If you want to know when Christopher Columbus discovered America, it is important that we also know the history of Columbus, a person who was a true stranger.
The story of Christopher Columbus is a complete enigma
For many historians, due to the lack of documents prior to his marriage to Felipa Moniz between the years 1479-1480. This lady, from a family belonging to the Portuguese upper class, would open the doors to this of the high areas of society, being able to express her ideas in the important circles of the Portuguese kingdom.In this way we have to take into account that the Genoese (as he was commonly known) had two well-marked stages:
Portugal
Between the years 1483-1485 Columbus had a series of interviews with the monarch of Portugal, who at that time was Juan II. This monarchy had always stood out for its well-known expeditions throughout much of Africa (in which they had many colonies to traffic with slaves, for the most part). But after studying this proposal it was rejected, over time we have discovered that the Portuguese monarch sent a boat to the place of the route that Columbus had marked to see if it was true, but it was in vain and they returned with their hands empty.
In 1485 Columbus's wife died and with it all aspirations to continue within the social elite to which the sailor was accustomed.
Castile
After the Portuguese adventure, Christopher Columbus accompanied by his son Diego, arrived in Palos de la Frontera, staying at the monastery of La Rábida, where he would meet Fray Antonio de Marchena and Fray Juan Pérez, to whom he commented on his intention to reach the East from West. These engrossed with the idea, recommended it to Fray Hernando de Talavera, confessor of Queen Isabel I.
In January 1986 the Royal Council of Castile would reject his project, due to the demands that the sailor made, in addition to the difficulty of success that was in the same route.
Having to continue defending his idea until April 17, 1492, at which time after four previous rejections and thanks to the recommendations of the two friars of La Rabida mentioned above, the monarchs granted parts of the perks that Columbus demanded to begin exploring him.
The capitulations of Santa Fe.
Once the Genoese's roadmap is accepted, we will find a series of conditions that the monarchs had to accept for this man to be in front of the expedition, these being:
- To be granted the Admiral title in all the new territories that were discovered (with hereditary character and having the same rank as that of Admiral of Castile).
- In addition, he should be granted the Viceroy title together with the governor general of all the lands that will be found in the sea.
- The tithe of the merchandise won and sold in all the lands that he had under his jurisdiction.
The great voyage of Christopher Columbus.
On August 3, 1492, the three caravels left Palos de la Frontera., the Pinta, the Niña and the Santa María ship, in which about ninety men would travel. After this they arrived in La Gomera (Canary Islands), where they remained until September 6, a moment that they used to fix some damage and damage caused to the ships.
From that moment on we will find a series of inconveniences that were making a dent in the crew (we must remember the concept that existed at that moment for which it was still thought that the earth was flat and not round).
According to the Columbus newspaper, between the 13-17 of the same month the needles of the compasses had deviated from the pole star (due to magnetic declination). Between October 6-7 we will find a attempted mutiny in the Santa Maria Due to the discontent and fear on the part of the crew of being stranded in the ocean but with the help of the Pinzón brothers it was possible to end it. In fact, the intention of the captains to riot after spending three days on October 10 is known.
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Get to the Americas.
In the morning of the day October 12, 1492, with a very unhappy and discouraged crew, Rodrigo de Triana saw the mainlandThey had reached the island of Guarahani, which was baptized by Christopher Columbus as San Salvador (Bahamas).
At all times the one who became Admiral from that moment on, he wrote in his diary that he had fulfilled his purpose of reaching the Indies by another way (Columbus died without knowing that he had reached another continent). After this discovery, they would reach the island of Cuba, Hispaniola, where the Santa María would sink on the 25th. December of that year, creating with her remains the Fort of Christmas (first Spanish town in America).
After this the two caravels headed back to Castile, leaving the crew of the Santa María to their fate, arriving the He painted Bayonne on February 18, 1493 and the Nila, which suffered a great storm, arrived in the Azores and from there set course for Portugal, where he would meet again with the monarch on March 9, who offered him the same belongings as the Kings Catholics. After this meeting, the Girl arrived in Palos de la Frontera on March 15, 1493, the first voyage of Christopher Columbus being considered completed.
After this trip we will find that the admiral would embark three more times before dying, in which he was discovering part of the coasts of Central and South America. Although they would not be easy trips, as he had to face riots and trials, due in large part to his arrogance.
One of the cultures that the Spanish were able to know thanks to the discovery of America by Columbus was the Mayan and, in this other lesson from a PROFESSOR we will discover the religion and culture of the Mayans so that you know better this pre-Columbian culture.
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