USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On August 3, 1492, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus started his voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. With a crew of 90 men and three ships-the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria-he left from Palos de la Frontera, Spain.

Detailed explanation-2: -Between 86 to 89 men accompanied Christopher Columbus on his first voyage. There were 20 on the Niña, 26 on the Pinta, and 41 on the Santa María.

Detailed explanation-3: -He had 17 ships and 1, 200 men. These men included soldiers and farmers. There were also priests, whose job was to convert the natives to Christianity. On this voyage, Columbus explored some of the islands of the Lesser Antilles.

Detailed explanation-4: -For 35 days, Columbus and his crew of 86 Spanish sailors sailed westward searching for a passage to China and India. With the men close to mutiny against their “foreign” captain, Columbus was about to turn back when the cry went out at 2 a.m. on October 12 that land had been sighted.

Detailed explanation-5: -If any of Columbus’s voyages deserves to be made into a movie, this is the one. On May 11, 1502, four old ships and 140 men under Columbus’s command put to sea from the port of Cadiz.