Christorpher Columbus And The Indians part 3
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Like other informed people of his time, Columbus knew that the world was round. This meant that he could sail west from Europe to reach the East. The world Columbus imagined, however, was small. He would have never made it to Asia, which was thousands of miles away than he thought. But he was lucky. One-fourth of the way there he came upon an unknown land between Europe and Asia.
Thirty-three days after leaving waters known to European, Columbus and his men saw branches floating in the water and flocks of birds in the air. These were signs of land. Then, on October 12, 1492, a sailor called Rodrigo saw the moon shining on white sands, and cried out. It was an island in the Bahamas, in the Caribbean Sea. The first man to sight land was supposed to get a large reward, but Rodrigo never got it. Columbus claimed that he had seen a light the evening before. He got the reward.
Source:Wikipedia
Like other informed people of his time, Columbus knew that the world was round. This meant that he could sail west from Europe to reach the East. The world Columbus imagined, however, was small. He would have never made it to Asia, which was thousands of miles away than he thought. But he was lucky. One-fourth of the way there he came upon an unknown land between Europe and Asia.
Thirty-three days after leaving waters known to European, Columbus and his men saw branches floating in the water and flocks of birds in the air. These were signs of land. Then, on October 12, 1492, a sailor called Rodrigo saw the moon shining on white sands, and cried out. It was an island in the Bahamas, in the Caribbean Sea. The first man to sight land was supposed to get a large reward, but Rodrigo never got it. Columbus claimed that he had seen a light the evening before. He got the reward.
Source:Wikipedia
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