Discovery of America

By alexandra.liria
  • Apr 17, 1492

    capitulations of Santa Fe

    Columbus signs the capitulation of Santa Fe with the Catholic Monarchs, which indicates the conditions of the voyage.
  • The first trip
    Aug 3, 1492

    The first trip

    The first trip was on August 3, 1492.
  • Descubriment d'Amèrica
    Oct 12, 1492

    Descubriment d'Amèrica

    Columbus believed he had found a new route to India, and described the people he met as “Indians.”
  • 1493

    Columbus returns to Spain

    Columbus and part of his crew return to Spain with the news of the discovery of India (America)
  • 1506

    The name of the continent

    The name of the continent was given in 1507, in honor of Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian navigator who was the first to realize that the discovered lands belonged to a new world.