FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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He wanted to enslave the Taino Native Americans.
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He just loved to sail the sea.
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He wanted to find a faster route to Asia.
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The queen and king of Spain forced him.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What did Columbus aim to do? In the 15th and 16th centuries, Europeans wanted to find sea routes to the Far East. Columbus wanted to find a new route to India, China, Japan and the Spice Islands. If he could reach these lands, he would be able to bring back rich cargoes of silks and spices.
Detailed explanation-2: -Columbus wanted fame and fortune. Ferdinand and Isabella wanted the same, along with the opportunity to export Catholicism to lands across the globe.
Detailed explanation-3: -On August 3, 1492, Columbus set sail from Spain to find an all-water route to Asia.
Detailed explanation-4: -Third voyage (1498–1500) According to the abstract of Columbus’s journal made by Bartolomé de Las Casas, the objective of the third voyage was to verify the existence of a continent that King John II of Portugal suggested was located to the southwest of the Cape Verde Islands.