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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 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
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
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
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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.
#HisPlan He wanted to sail around the world to
spice islands. Magellan approached King Charles I of
Spain with his plan.
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”
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
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
Amerigo Vespucci Italian explorer Navigator and Cartographer
Cartographer: someone who makes maps Was involved in an expedition from
Portugal that consisted of 1500 ships
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
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
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
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
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
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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