Around 1484, Columbus put forward his sailing plan to King Joao II of Portugal, seeking financial support, but failed. 1485 moved to Spain and asked Queen Isabella I for help. 1492 In April, his plan was finally accepted by the King of Spain, and he signed a navigation agreement with him, granting him the title of general at sea, appointing him as the governor of the discovered islands and lands, allowing him to extract some profits from the products and investment income of these places, and promising to give necessary financial and material support.
On the first voyage (1492 ~1493)1492 On August 3rd, Columbus took the credentials from the Spanish royal family to Emperor China, and led three ships, Santa Maria, Pinta and Nina, with 90 crew members, and set sail from palos Port on the southwest coast of Spain. At that time, Columbus named the island San Salvador, which means "savior" in Christianity. Then I found the northeast coast of Cuba. After flying to China Eastern Airlines, I found the island of Haiti, which is called "Espa Niola", meaning "Little Spain". He searched for gold on the island of Haiti, built a fortress in Navidad, sent people to stay, and then returned immediately. 1493 April 15 returned to palos.
The second voyage (1493 ~1496)1493 On September 25th, he took about 1500 people aboard 17, full of livestock, farm tools, seeds and grain. With the support of the king of Spain,/ Because the Fort Navida has been razed by local Indians, another Fort Isabella was built, and the first Spanish colony in America was established. Indians were taxed heavily, or driven to gold mines to engage in slave labor, and some were captured and transported back to Europe for sale. 1496, Columbus returned to Spain, and his brother B. Columbus stayed on the island of Haiti and built Santo Domingo into a new colonial stronghold in Spain.
On the third voyage (1498 ~1500)1498 On May 30th, Columbus led a fleet of six ships and 200 people, divided into two groups, and anchored from San Rugar. Three ships sailed straight to Haiti, and the other three ships, led by Columbus, sailed westward through Cape Verde Islands, and in August 1. On August 5, he landed on the Paria Peninsula in Venezuela and set foot on the South American continent for the first time. August 3 1 Return to Santo Domingo. The Spaniards on the island of Haiti were fighting for power and interests. He implemented the entrusted guardianship system to appease them, but it still could not stabilize the situation. 1500 September, Columbus and his two younger brothers were forcibly brought back to Spain. Although he was released after Columbus, he lost the right to rule the land he discovered.
The fourth voyage (1502 ~1504)1502 On May 9, 2002, Columbus set out from Cadiz with four ships and about150 people, trying to find a channel to "India" in the sea between Cuba and Paria Peninsula as soon as possible. 1502 On June15, Martinique was discovered, then it sailed westward along the south coast of the coastal island, sailed through Jamaica to Central America, then sailed southward along Honduras, crossed Nicaragua and Costa Rica, and finally reached the Gulf of Darian in Panama. As there is no westbound passage, we will return to Jamaican Island on June 1503, and return to San Rugar via Santo Domingo on June1504+065438+1October 7. He asked the Spanish king to give him the wealth he deserved and the right to rule the New World, but he failed.