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May 3, 2024 · From Rotherhithe, southeast London, the ship, the Mayflower, first set sail on its famous pilgrim's mission. It's all commemorated on the banks of The Thames. Between 10 and 12 percent of Americans claim to trace their lineage back to the colonists that sailed from England on the Mayflower in 1620.
5 days ago · Christopher Columbus (born between August 26 and October 31?, 1451, Genoa [Italy]—died May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain) was a master navigator and admiral whose four transatlantic voyages (1492–93, 1493–96, 1498–1500, and 1502–04) opened the way for European exploration, exploitation, and colonization of the Americas.
May 14, 2024 · The Four Voyages: A Timeline of Discovery. First Voyage (1492-1493): Columbus set sail with three ships—the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria—believing he could reach the East Indies by sailing west. Instead, he landed in the Bahamas, which he mistakenly called the West Indies.
5 days ago · Columbus searched for a strait through which he could sail, while Balboa hiked across on foot and Magellan sailed through a strait at the tip of South America to reach the Pacific Ocean. Traveling by canoe up the Chagres River and then hiking down from the continental divide to the Pacific side became an established route for both surveyors and ...
Apr 23, 2024 · The Mayflower Compact stories of survival, of relations with American Indians, of the first Thanksgiving, and of religious freedom found, are the stuff of American legend. One of the cornerstones of the Pilgrim ethos is the Mayflower Compact. The Pilgrims were a small group of people bound by common religious beliefs. They did not believe […]
May 8, 2024 · Christopher Columbus was a man with a Catholic faith that embraced eternity, and a man very much limited by his times and circumstance. Zubair Simonson, October 10, 2022 – National Catholic Register. I was taught in kindergarten that a certain man was a great hero. An episode of Alvin and the Chipmunks had even left me with the impression ...
Apr 27, 2024 · Traveling to India around the southern tip of Arica was dangerous so Christopher wanted to find a new route by sailing west. Columbus thought that if they sailed west, they would eventually circle the globe and arrive in the Indies. For seven years Christopher Columbus traveled around Europe looking for someone who would finance his journey.
