Welcome
to the Usa 4 kids Columbus Day page. Here you can find information
about Columbus Day like Where he went on his voyages, What he
brought back from his voyages across the Atlantic, who he meet on
his voyages.
Breif History behind Columnus Day
“October 12th In 1642 Columbus sailed the ocean blue”
Christopher Columbus is know thought America, Italy and Spain
for his voyages across the Atlantic. Ocean.
In the summer of 1642 Columbus set sail from Palos with 3 ships.
The Santa Maris, Nina and the Pinta.. The crew stopped a few
days after they had left Palos to restock on rations (food and
water) in the Canary Islands. On September 6th 1642 Columbus and
his crew set sail on a 5 week voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.
Some say that his crew grew so homesick that they were going to
head back to Spain. But on October 12th land was sighted
As Columbus set ground on this new world he declared it San
Salvador. (Known today as the Bahaman’s). After arriving
in the islands Columbus took note of the native people of this
new world and wrote the following in his journal.
“…we might form great friendship, for I
knew that they were a people who could be more easily freed and
converted to our holy faith by love than by force, gave to some
of them red caps, and glass beads to put round their necks, and
many other things of little value, which gave them great
pleasure, and made them so much our friends that it was a marvel
to see. They afterwards came to the ship’s boats where we
were, swimming and bringing us parrots, cotton threads in
skeins, darts, and many other things; and we exchanged them for
other things that we gave them, such as glass beads and small
bells. In fine, they took all, and gave what they had with good
will. It appeared to me to be a race of people very poor in
everything.They are very well made, with very handsome bodies,
and very good countenances [features]. They neither carry nor
know anything of arms, for I showed them swords and they took
them by the blade and cut themselves through ignorance. They
have no iron…I saw some with marks of wounds on their
bodies, and I made signs to ask what it was, and they gave me to
understand that people from other adjacent islands came with the
intention of seizing them, and that they defended themselves. I
believe, and still believe, that they come here from the
mainland to take them prisoners. They should be good servants
and intelligent, for I observe that they quickly took in what
was said to them, and I believe that they would easily become
Christians, as it appeared to me that they had no
religion.'' „
—Christopher Columbus, Journal of His First
Voyage, Markham, pp. 37-38
On his way back home in January Columbus had to leave the Santa
Maria due to damage off the shore of Cuba. He asked the natives
if he could leave some men behind and they agreed. 39 men were
left behind as Columbus set sail for Spain. His voyage began in
the beginning of December with harsh storms and raging seas the
crew once again grew fearful and did not think they would make
it back home. While heading back home another storm forced him
to land in Lisbon. He docked his ship next to a king’s
patrol shit in March of 1694. Upon returning home ion march 15th
he was greeted as a hero. Columbus showed off his finding to the
king such as Native’s, Gold, Turkey’s, tobacco
plants, pineapples and the love of the sailor’s life The
Hammock...
In this first voyage of 3 Columbus landed in San Salvador witch
he thought to be Japan, Cuba witch he thought was china and hati
where he ad found gold.
Columbus did not stop there. In the passing years he set sail 3
more times for a total of 4 boy ages. With each voyage his
knowledge of the sea expanded as well as the territories and
islands, lands he had traveled to. Columbus is known for
his exotic imports that he had brought back from each adventure
such as Gold, Turkeys, rare spices, Hammocks and many other
things.
More to come!
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