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  1. Nov 9, 2009 · The explorer Christopher Columbus made four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain: in 1492, 1493, 1498 and 1502. His most famous was his first voyage, commanding the ships the Nina, the ...

  2. Christopher Columbus (/ k ə ˈ l ʌ m b ə s /; between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and European colonization of the Americas.

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  4. The Voyages of Christopher Columbus. Between 1492 and 1504, the Italian navigator and explorer Christopher Columbus [a] led four transatlantic maritime expeditions in the name of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain to the Caribbean and to Central and South America. These voyages led to the widespread knowledge of the New World.

    • 1492, 1493, 1498 & 1502
    • European discovery and colonization of the Americas
    • The Americas
    • Christopher Columbus and Castilian crew (among others)
  5. Oct 12, 2020 · First Voyage: 1492-1493 CE; Second Voyage: 1493-1496 CE; Third Voyage: 1498-1500 CE; Fourth Voyage: 1502-1504 CE; Columbus never set out to discover a New World, but to find a western sea route to the Far East to facilitate trade after the land route of the Silk Road, between Europe and the East, had been closed by the Ottoman Empire in 1453 CE, initiating the so-called Age of Exploration ...

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  6. Oct 9, 2023 · Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator. In 1492, he sailed across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain in the Santa Maria, with the Pinta and the Niña ships alongside, hoping to find ...

  7. In the year 1492, Columbus set sail under the Spanish flag with the intent to find a new route to Asia. Instead, his expedition played a pivotal role in the European exploration and eventual colonization of the Americas. The voyage began on August 3, 1492, from the Spanish port of Palos de la Frontera, with three ships: the Niña, the Pinta ...

  8. Columbus reports on his first voyage, 1493. A Spotlight on a Primary Source by Christopher Columbus. On August 3, 1492, Columbus set sail from Spain to find an all-water route to Asia. On October 12, more than two months later, Columbus landed on an island in the Bahamas that he called San Salvador; the natives called it Guanahani.

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