Christopher columbus route

Voyage of Christopher Columbus

  • Christopher columbus first departure
    Aug 3, 1492

    Christopher columbus first departure

    Colombus departs on the evening with three ships
  • Period: Aug 6, 1492 to Aug 9, 1492

    Colombus ship problem

    colombus's ship rudder is broken leaving the ship broken however the captain was able to work the rudder with cords until they got to canary island where the ship was fixed
  • Colombus magnet discovery
    Sep 8, 1492

    Colombus magnet discovery

    colombus discovers that his compass does not point to the north star but to the north magnetic pole, which he did not know of
  • Colombus changes course
    Oct 7, 1492

    Colombus changes course

    colombuses crew finds a flock of birds flying and decides to change course to follow them
  • Colombus discovers land
    Oct 12, 1492

    Colombus discovers land

    At 2 A.M one member of oolombuses crew discovers land
  • Period: Nov 3, 1492 to Nov 19, 1492

    Columbus carribean exploration

    Columbus explores 7 islands near the carribean
  • Columbus first returns home
    Jan 15, 1493

    Columbus first returns home

    Columbus makes his first journey home
  • Columbus 2nd journey starts
    Sep 24, 1493

    Columbus 2nd journey starts

    Columbus starts his 2nd voyage with a larger fleet of ships
  • Period: Oct 28, 1493 to Dec 5, 1493

    Colombuses other journeys

    Colombus also journeys the north east of cuba and present day haiti and dominican republic
  • Period: Nov 22, 1493 to Aug 20, 1494

    Columbus returns to hispaniola

    columbus sails back to hispaniola and explores 3 more islands and then returns home for the 2nd time
  • Columbus starts his third voyage
    May 30, 1498

    Columbus starts his third voyage

    Columbus leaves port with a fleet of six ships
  • Period: Aug 4, 1498 to Aug 12, 1498

    Columbus explores more

    Columbus explores the gulf of paria
  • Columbus returns once more
    Aug 19, 1498

    Columbus returns once more

    Columbus returns to hispaniola once again and governs it
  • Columbus's fourth voyage
    May 12, 1502

    Columbus's fourth voyage

    accompanied by hsi step-brother and 13 year old son columbus begins his final voyage
  • Period: Jun 15, 1502 to Oct 16, 1502

    Columbus further explorations

    columbus explores many more places including carbet on the martinque, santo domingo brief stop at jamaica, landign on the bay islands, and arriving in panama
  • Columbus stranded
    Jun 25, 1503

    Columbus stranded

    due to an attack on the ship and a severe storm columbus's ship is beached in st anns bay jamaica
  • Last return home
    Nov 7, 1504

    Last return home

    With help form the govenor columbus is able to leave the island and return home