What is a Christopher of contribution?
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Explanation:
In 1492 Columbus landed on an island of the Bahamas, the first European to do so. His initial goal was to find a quicker route to Asia from Europe. He is credited with the discovery of the New World because his voyage started the era of European colonialism in the Americas.
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Christopher Columbus' contributions to world history
Probably the most significant contribution of Columbus was the discovery and use of the Atlantic trade winds. Columbus's first voyage across the Atlantic is the first documented use of the trade winds to cross from Europe to the New World and back again. There is some evidence that Columbus had at least surmised the existence of these wind patterns from his experience sailing the eastern Atlantic from Iceland in the north to Central Africa in the south. The fact that he turned west at the Canary Islands rather than the Azores suggest that he was attempting to catch the winds from east to west; on the return trip he first sailed north from the Caribbean until catching the winds from west to east.
Christopher Columbus's contribution to America
Christopher Columbus opened routes to the Americas, so Europeans could colonize the region. Columbus also discovered gold in the Caribbean, and he claimed new land in the name of the Spanish Empire.
He embarked on another voyage the following year and discovered additional islands in the Caribbean. He discovered the Orinoco River, which is in modern-day Venezuela, during his third voyage. However, his settlements in the Caribbean crumbled, and he faced complaints and revolts from the native populations. The monarchy had Columbus arrested, and he was stripped of his official titles. However, he convinced King Ferdinand to finance his final expedition, and he tried unsuccessfully to secure a passage to the Indian Ocean in 1502. Columbus never found a new route to Asia.