First of all, I couldn't have left Spain unless on April 1492, King Ferdinand V and Queen Isabella I of Spain had agreed to sponsor my expedition.
What ships did you use, and can you tell me the story of your voyage?
I had three ships in my fleet which were the Santa Maria, the Pinta, and the Niña. My ships departed on August 3, 1492 from Palos, Spain. On my first expedition I discovered San Salvador in the Bahamas. On the second trip, I came back and helped establish colonies there. On the third one I found South America. During my fourth and final trip, I set up a colony in Panama.
Would you call these discoveries important?
Of course. My discovery of the Western Hemisphere led to the rapid and lasting European settlement there.
"Christopher Columbus." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras.
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