Christopher Columbus wanted to find a new route to Asia by sailing west. He petitioned for support to a few kings and queens, all denied except one king and one queen. He had four total voyages across the ocean the first was in 1492. He setup a city named La Isabella. He showed leadership and wanted to explore. Columbus had specific views and goals for his first journey.
Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean on August 3 – October 12, 1492. He took 3 ships with the names of the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María. He had 87 men with him on this voyage. He did not discover the America's, even though he thought he did, he only made a "rediscovery". He ended up finding the Islands of the Carribean (what he thought was Western Asia). He named the …show more content…
He led by example. In the movie 1492, as the men are building the church, Columbus sets an example by trying to hoist the church bell up. He drops the rope then everyone else joins in and brings it to the top. Another way Columbus led by example was that he would treat the natives equal to everyone else. Columbus was a generous and trusted man based on his actions and the outcome of his first voyage.
On Columbus' second voyage he brought 20 ships and approximately 1500 men, with intent on conquering natives and placing colonies. He came back to the island and found everyone from Fort Navidad dead as the natives killed the men. The natives lied about this to them. Over time Columbus enslaved many natives and had them mine gold for the Spanish. Columbus didn’t find much gold for four years. After this voyage, Columbus setup colonies. One of the first things built was a church. The city that the church was in was called La Isabella. La Isabella was one of the first cities on the island.
On the third trip Columbus explored more of the islands and explored the mainland more. Was upset with Columbus' leadership and had him taken as prisoner and sent back to
Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean on August 3 – October 12, 1492. He took 3 ships with the names of the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María. He had 87 men with him on this voyage. He did not discover the America's, even though he thought he did, he only made a "rediscovery". He ended up finding the Islands of the Carribean (what he thought was Western Asia). He named the …show more content…
He led by example. In the movie 1492, as the men are building the church, Columbus sets an example by trying to hoist the church bell up. He drops the rope then everyone else joins in and brings it to the top. Another way Columbus led by example was that he would treat the natives equal to everyone else. Columbus was a generous and trusted man based on his actions and the outcome of his first voyage.
On Columbus' second voyage he brought 20 ships and approximately 1500 men, with intent on conquering natives and placing colonies. He came back to the island and found everyone from Fort Navidad dead as the natives killed the men. The natives lied about this to them. Over time Columbus enslaved many natives and had them mine gold for the Spanish. Columbus didn’t find much gold for four years. After this voyage, Columbus setup colonies. One of the first things built was a church. The city that the church was in was called La Isabella. La Isabella was one of the first cities on the island.
On the third trip Columbus explored more of the islands and explored the mainland more. Was upset with Columbus' leadership and had him taken as prisoner and sent back to