Christopher Columbus (Junior Cert History): Flashcards
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Columbus birth year
Columbus birth year
1451
Columbus birthplace
Columbus birthplace
Genoa, Italy
Columbus's belief: reach Asia by sailing...
Columbus's belief: reach Asia by sailing...
West
Who financed Columbus's expedition?
Who financed Columbus's expedition?
King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella of Spain
Departure date of Columbus's 1st voyage
Departure date of Columbus's 1st voyage
3 August 1492
Departure port of Columbus's 1st voyage
Departure port of Columbus's 1st voyage
Palos, Southern Spain
Number of ships on 1st voyage
Number of ships on 1st voyage
Three caravels
Duration of Columbus's 1st voyage
Duration of Columbus's 1st voyage
Seventy days
Landing date of 1st voyage
Landing date of 1st voyage
12 October 1492
First island Columbus landed on
First island Columbus landed on
San Salvador
Region Columbus actually reached
Region Columbus actually reached
Caribbean
Where Columbus thought he reached
Where Columbus thought he reached
India
Columbus's title: Admiral of the...
Columbus's title: Admiral of the...
Ocean
Total voyages Columbus made
Total voyages Columbus made
Four
Columbus's age at death
Columbus's age at death
55 (died 1506)