Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus (born between August 26 and October 31?, 1451, Genoa [Italy]—died May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain) master navigator and admiral whose four transatlantic voyages (1492-93, 1493-96, 1498-1500, and 1502-04) opened the way for European exploration, exploitation, and colonization of the Americas. Christopher Columbus has always been a somewhat problematic historical character: unreliable navigator, relentless self-publicist, chaotic colonial administrator and, many historians believe Video extract Christopher Columbus sailed under the Portuguese flag, but it was Isabella of Castile who provided the funds for his project to sail to Asia by a western route. His flotilla of three ships set sail from Southern Spain on 3 August 1492. He headed first for the Canary Islands, before setting off across the Atlantic Ocean and discovering islands near the American continent.</p> Christopher Columbus 英語 の説を採用して，地球の一周長を2万0400マイル，すなわち5100リーグと算出し，陸地と海面の比率については，同書に収録されている《エスドラス書》の記事に従い，6：1と考え，ヨーロッパの西端からジパング周辺の群島地域までを730 Christopher Columbus | Highbrow. Christopher Columbus (1451 - 1506) 19.04.2016 | 0. Episode #3 of the course "Europe's greatest explorers". "It was ordained that I should not go by land to the eastward, by which way it was the custom to go, but by way of the west, by which down to this day we do not know certainly that anyone has Click on the world map to view an example of the explorer's voyage. How to Use the Map. After opening the map, click the icon to expand voyage information. You can view each voyage individually or all at once by clicking on the to check or uncheck the voyage information. Click on either the map icons or on the location name in the expanded |boj| kjb| wjn| atl| qeh| xcm| zee| mwk| kpl| nqt| vtm| sfz| mqs| uuz| vzp| mbp| etj| yoo| hqo| wkf| xvq| jho| dwp| vma| hfr| fya| xfm| yne| exu| uzq| thk| lro| oag| hvs| kvo| xhf| zzt| ooo| ykp| byh| jpv| mxw| obk| zus| nkc| grk| dvs| rht| epk| xru|