Discovery+of+the+Americas


 * Discovery of the Americas**

** The Discovery of the Americas ** Like many other great discoveries the discovery of North and South America was an accident. Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer, persuaded Queen Isabella of Spain to finance his voyage to Asia. Columbus was aware that the earth was round but had little understanding of the geography of England, India, and the other countries and people on the earth at that time. Columbus believed that the circumference of the Earth was not as big as others thought, and he decided it would be easier and faster to sail east rather than west around Africa. He first reached what is now called Cuba, then all of the major islands of the Caribbean and Honduras in Central America, which Columbus believed to be India.

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Along for the Ride
 Colombus could not have possibly found the Americas by himself. He had three ships; the Pinta, Niña and the Santa Maria (which was the ship Colombus sailed on).There was a total crew of 85 men on the three ships.