Christopher Columbus Vs. (Spanish): The Colonization Of America (Spain)

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"The Colonization of America" all started on August 3, 1492 when Christopher Columbus sailed on his ships the Niña, Pinta, and the Santa Maria. Columbus was sailing west to reach Asia (the Indies). Where he wished to find riches such as gold, pearls, and spices. Christopher Columbus was a religious man, he supported christianity. Columbus benefited from the calm seas and steady winds that pushed him steadily westward. But the expedition was still long. At least it was longer than they expected. Christopher Columbus kept two logs the first log he kept hidden because it showed the right distance they have already traveled. The reason he kept this log hidden is because, the crew was starting to worry because they have traveled this far and still have seen no land. The second log that he kept was the one that the crew was able to see it showed the wrong distance. So they would think that they haven't traveled as far as they really have traveled. The reason Christopher Columbus did this is so the crew wouldn't worry as much. …show more content…

Christopher Columbus believed it was Asia (it was really America). On October 12, 1492 Columbus makes land fall. When they arrived they saw naked people. Christopher Columbus named these people Indians. Columbus named these people Indians because, he thought he was in asia (india is in asia). The "Colonization of America" continued for about three-hundred-fifty years. Spain conquered and settled in most of South America, the Caribbean, and the American Southwest. A very important person during the "Colonization of America" was Hernando de Soto. Hernando de Soto was a spanish conquistador who led an expedition to North America between 1539 and 1542. De Soto wished to sail to North America and find gold. After three years of searching Hernando de Soto died on the banks of the Mississippi River. After Hernando de Soto died his men fled back to

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