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Columbus first voyage

  • Columbus looks for sponsors
    1484

    Columbus looks for sponsors

    Columbus wanted to make a new voyage ,he wanted to find a western route from Europe to Asia. He asked for help from Portugal and England.
  • Columbus moves to Spain
    1485

    Columbus moves to Spain

    After looking for financial support to sail west Columbus moved to Spain
  • Spain backs Columbus
    1491

    Spain backs Columbus

    Columbus asked for financial help from the king and queen of Spain. They said yes
  • Columbus sets sail
    1492

    Columbus sets sail

    Columbus set sail with three ships, the pinta, jolly, and the Santa Maria. Columbus sailed on the Santa Maria
  • Landfall
    1492

    Landfall

    Columbus and his crew made landfall. They thought they had reached Asia but they were wrong, they had reached the American continent.
  • Columbus returns to Spain
    1493

    Columbus returns to Spain

    Columbus sailed along the coasts of what could become the Bahamas. When he found nothing valuable he returned to Spain.