Christopher Columbus’ exploration voyages

Christopher Colombus was ....

• Mexican

• Italian

• Spaniard

• American

Colombus´objective was to make a voyage to ____________

• Italy

• Africa

• USA

• India

In which year Colombus ment to travel to the India and then arrived in a new continent later called America.

• 1952

• 1942

• 1492

• 1592

He made four trips to American territory:

Were was the first trip?

• Puerto de Palos - Isla de Cayo Samana

• Sevilla - Guadalupe, Puerto Rico

• Sanlúcar de Barrameda - Trinidad, Golfo de Paria

• Spain - Jamaica, Costa de Cuba

At what time it was Colombus´ last trip to American territory

• 1502- 1504

• 1498 - 1500

• 1505- 1508

• 1500 - 1508

Spaniards made different expeditions in the mexican territory.

They were:

• Francisco Hernández de Córdova

• Juan Grijalva

• Hernán Cortés

Why the Spaniard were forced to look for new routes to trade with the easter area?

• The routes they used before were blocked by the ottoman turks which they were their enemies.

• The spaniards got tired of traveling to the same place over and over.

• They got lost and some how they landed in the American Continent.

How Christopher Columbus was able to afford his first trip?

• He found a gold pot under a rainbow

• His rich friends help him to buy the boats and then make the trip.

• Thanks to the financial support of the Queen and King of Spain.

• He stole the money and then run away.

Year in which The conquest of Tenochtitlan, colonization and evangelization started in our territory.

• 1501

• 1502

• 1872

• 1521