FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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He recorded the real distance they traveled for Columbus to keep. He kept the 2nd one to trick his crew into thinking they traveled fewer miles.
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He wanted to keep 2 logbooks, so he would make sure he did not lose it.
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He kept 2 logbooks, so he could keep one and give Queen Isabella one.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Columbus was actually driven to deception by keeping two different ship’s logs. He did this in order to calm his crew by underestimating in the official log, the actual distance they had traveled. After 33 days of tense sailing, the ships, on October 12, sighted land.
Detailed explanation-2: -When Columbus arrived back in Spain on March 15, 1493, he immediately wrote a letter announcing his discoveries to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, who had helped finance his trip. The letter was written in Spanish and sent to Rome, where it was printed in Latin by Stephan Plannck.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1492 Columbus made a non-stop voyage, on the high seas of the Atlantic, between the Canary Islands and an uncertain island off the coast of America, a distance of some 3, 100 nautical miles.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.