In1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue…yes this is very true, but Columbus did more than just sail through the ocean. Christopher Columbus explorations brought about the beginning of something new and never discovered until now. He founded the Americas. This is considered the most important accomplishment associated with his name, but one may still ask how did he do this? Columbus achieved such a discovery by going on his 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th voyages. On the first voyage, Christopher Columbus discovered six islands, all which he named after kings and queens that he had the utmost respect for. The six he islands he unearthed were: San Salvador, Isla de Santa Maria de Concepcion, Fernandina, Isabella, Isla Juana, Espanola. Today, these islands are in: the Bahamas (San Salvador), Chile (Santa Maria Island), Ecuador (Fernandina Island), Ecuador (Isabella), Cuba (Isla Juana), and Ecuador (Espanola). In his first letter, Columbus describes these islands as very fertile, filled with green trees, flowers, birds, fruit, honey, and an immeasurable amount of people. Awe stricken by his current finding, Columbus travels another thirty-three days past the …show more content…
Diseases and lack of resources, contributed to the crew low spirits and poor health, while on this expedition. Even though Columbus and his crew were struggling mentally and physically, they still managed to find a new city called Santo Domingo. However, the group of people here are far from friendly. The natives had enough of the mistreatment from Columbus and his crew; They met an open revolt, in which Columbus was unable to dismantle the situation. He eventually decides to call it truce among himself and the natives. This was still not satisfying for the natives. New got back to Fernandina and Isabella, and they ordered that Francisco de Bobadilla go take control of the situation. He arrests Columbus and sends him back to Spain in shackles. The third voyage was a blank