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Spanish King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella of Spain have equipped the first expedition led by Columbus. In his first voyage, Columbus led an expedition of three ships, "Nina", "Pinta" and "Santa Maria" and about 90 members ekipazha.Oni sailed on August 3, 1492 from Palos, Spain, and October 11, 1492 found the island to the south-east of North America. They landed on the island and called it Guanahani, but later Columbus renamed it San Salvador. They were met by local Taino, many of which were
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By studying the island in the area and looking for gold, the people of Columbus went to the island of Hispaniola (now divided into Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Cuba and many other smaller islands. On the way back, "Santa Maria" was wrecked, Columbus returned to Spain to "Nina", arriving March 15, 1493.
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For the second time, was assembled the largest expedition (September 25, 1493 - June 11, 1496), pushed with 17 ships and about 1,500 people to find gold and capture Indians as slaves. Columbus established a base in Hispaniola Hispaniola and swam around and along the southern coast of Cuba. He discovered and named the island Dominica November 3, 1493.
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Third trip. In his third expedition (30 May 1498 - October 1500), Columbus sailed further south to Trinidad and Venezuela (including the mouth of the Orinoco River). Columbus was the first European since Leif Eriksson set foot on the continent of America.
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The fourth journey. In his fourth and last expedition (May 9, 1502 - November 7, 1504), Columbus visited in Mexico, Honduras, Panama (Central America) and Santiago (Jamaica). Christopher Columbus is buried in the eastern Hispaniola (now the Dominican Republic).
