christopher columbus voyages

  • Oct 31, 1451

    birth

    Chirstopher Columbus was born in Genoa
  • Period: Oct 31, 1451 to May 20, 1506

    columbus

  • marriage
    Nov 7, 1479

    marriage

    Columbus marries Felipa Perestel E Moniz, who was the daughter of Portugese Noblemen
  • Aug 3, 1492

    departure

    Departs from Palos Spain on first voyage
  • new world
    Oct 12, 1492

    new world

    the new world was sighted at 2am by Rodrigo de Triana, near the Bahamas
  • Martin Pinza
    Nov 22, 1492

    Martin Pinza

    Martin Alonzo Pinza captain of the Pinta deserts the expedition off of Cuba
  • Jan 6, 1493

    rejoining

    Pinzon rejoins Columbus
  • the return
    Mar 4, 1493

    the return

    arrives at Libson Portugal after returning from first voyage
  • Jamaica bound
    May 5, 1494

    Jamaica bound

    arrives in Jamica with 17 ship fleet
  • Jun 8, 1496

    Voyage 2

    after a long voyage with stops by Hispanola, Cuba, and Jamaica returns to the coast of Portugal after second voyage
  • governor of colony
    Aug 19, 1498

    governor of colony

    Columbus heads back out of Spain with 6 ships and visits the islands of Gomera, Cape Verde, Trinidad, Margerita and then later arrives at the new city of Santo Domingo on Hispanola
  • arrest
    Oct 12, 1500

    arrest

    Columbus is arrested in Hispanola and sent back to Portugal iin chains
  • May 11, 1502

    Last voyage

    departs from Cadiz Spain with 4 ships and made trips too Santo Domingo and modern day Nicaragua
  • attack on Garrison
    Apr 6, 1503

    attack on Garrison

    after establishing Garrison at Rio Blen, it is attacked by the Indians and then abandoned
  • Nov 7, 1504

    return home

    Columbus returns to Spain after his last voyage
  • death of Columbus
    Nov 7, 1504

    death of Columbus

    Columbus dies at Valladoid