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Voyages of Columbus

Voyages of Columbus. Preparing for the Expedition. Columbus studied the atlas of ancient Greek geography Ptolemy Read the travels of Marco Polo On the basis of this info he was obsessed to undertake a voyage to Asia by sailing west. Travels of Marco Polo. Preparing for the Expedition 2.

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Voyages of Columbus

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  1. Voyages of Columbus

  2. Preparing for the Expedition • Columbus studied the atlas of ancient Greek geography Ptolemy • Read the travels of Marco Polo • On the basis of this info he was obsessed to undertake a voyage to Asia by sailing west Travels of Marco Polo

  3. Preparing for the Expedition 2 • Columbus couldn’t get financial aid from Portugal, France and England • Spent six years persuading the Spain leaders Ferdinand and Isabella • Got three ships The Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria

  4. Voyage Into the Unknown • Left in August of 1492 • 90 Sailors in total • Sailed south to the Canary Island for repairs and free supplies then they went west by the coast of Japan • On October 9th there was the first sign of land • On October 12th the Pinta hit shore in the Bahamas and claimed it for Spain • Thought he had reached the East Indies off the coast of Asia

  5. Marvels Of A New World • April 1493 Columbus returned to Spain • Got titles “Admiral of the Ocean Sea” and “Viceroy and Governor of the Indies” • Most people where fascinated about the different race they had found but the focus was on gold and trade • Columbus made three more voyages across the Atlantic • Despite his achievements Columbus died in 1506 a broken frustrated dreamer, unaware that he had reached a new continent and the Western Hemisphere

  6. #VIDEOTIME http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuvRFZ4Mxbo

  7. Magellan’s voyage • Balboa’s expedition, revive hope of sailing west to reach Asia • Only a strip of land separated the oceans at Panama and it was thought that a narrow waterway would connect the two bodies of water • Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan believed he could find a passage.

  8. #HisPlan • He wanted to sail around the world to spice islands. • Magellan approached King Charles I of Spain with his plan.

  9. Meeting • Bartolemé de Las Casas described a meeting. • ‘’Magellan brought a well painted globe and thereon traced the course he proposed to take, he wanted to follow the coast until he found the passage to the other ocean”

  10. Difficult Passage • Spanish king agreed to finance Magellan • In 1519 he set off with 5 ships • October of 1520, he reached the strait that bears his name at the southern tip of South America • Strait was very difficult to navigate, and the ocean on the other side was peaceful so he called it Pacific for Peaceful

  11. Cont.d • Magellan died in April of 1521 • One of the ships involved in Magellan’s travels returned with only 18 survivors, to Spain in 1522 • These 18 people were the first to ever circumnavigate the world • Circumnavigate: to sail all the way around something

  12. Amerigo Vespucci • Italian explorer • Navigator and Cartographer • Cartographer: someone who makes maps • Was involved in an expedition from Portugal that consisted of 1500 ships

  13. Exploration • Word got around of Columbus’ travels to the new world • Lead to a flurry of exploration • Particularly Spain and Portugal • Explorers sought out to find a way around the new land as they saw it as a barrier between Europe and Asia

  14. Spain vs.Portugal • The new land (America) put Spain and Portugal in direct competition for trade • When feuds between the countries escalated the Pope stepped in • Pope Alexander VI convinced both nations to split trading interests between them

  15. Line of Demarcation • A line of demarcation was drawn on the map through the middle of the Atlantic by the pope • Line of Demarcation: North South line of longitude through the Atlantic ocean dividing lands in the Americas claimed by Spain and Portugal • Spain got the land to the west and Portugal got the land to east

  16. Treaty of Tordesillas • In 1494 the issues were resolved between the two nations, “for the sake of peace and concord” • This resolution was made into the Treaty of Tordesillas Pope Alexander VI

  17. Treaty of Tordesillas Part II • The treaty established a line of longitude called the line of demarcation and this line extended around the earth to secure Portuguese claims in Asia

  18. Amerigo - America • Vespucci comes into this in 1499 on a Portuguese expedition • He sailed with a fleet along the coast of South America and claimed that it was a vast new land • He published these findings in 1504 and he received credit for discovering what is now America instead of Columbus • America was named by German mapmakers after Amerigo Vespucci

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