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=__ **Columbus Last 2 Voyages** __= **By Conor Mac Curtain, Matthew Looker and Nick Richards**

Christopher Columbus was an extraordinary man, who did extraordinary things. He was born on 31 October 1451, and by the age of 10 he had visited the sea (which was rare then since it took long to travel) He was instantly intrigued by the sea, and curious about what was over the horizon. In 1479 Christopher married Filipa Moniz Perestrelo and for the next twenty or so years he planned and studied for the four major voyages in his life. We will be investigating his last two voyages, in these he visits america again, and discovers mexcico and panana.

=__ Third Voyage __= May 30th 1498 Columbus set sail for the new world with six ships on his third voyage. After stopping at the Porto Santo and Madeira the fleet arrived at Gomera in the Canary Islands on June the 19th. After this stop the fleet split in two with three ships going to deliver supplies to the colonists in Hispaniola. The other three commanded by Columbus were on a mission of exploration and discovery trying to find the lands of the south. The admiral sailed to the Doldrums a notorious place for no wind. After drifting for eight days in the calm and heat winds returned on the 22nd and Columbus set sail west. By the 31st water on the three ships was running short so he set sail for an island he had discovered in his last voyage called Dominica. On the way after changing course the fleet came across an island because the island had three hills Columbus named it Trinidad after the holy trinity. They got water on the south side of the island then set sail for the coast of South America they were the first Europeans to see that continent. Between South America and Trinidad is the gulf of paria which Columbus explored between August 4th and August 12th. Columbus's health was poor at this time, and he ordered the fleet to sail for Hispaniola on a coarse north. They arrived off southern Hispaniola on August 19, 1498.

Arriving at the new city of Santo Domingo, Columbus discovered that people had staged a revolt against him. Columbus was unable to stop the revolt, and eventually agreed to peace on humiliating terms. When Bobadilla arrived in Santo Domingo, he immediately had Columbus arrested, and in October of 1500 the Admiral was sent home to Spain in shackles.

__**Columbus’ Fourth and Final Voyage**__

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Columbus left for his final voyage on May 11, 1502 from Cadiz in Hispaniola (nowadays called Haiti) leading 140 men on four ships. He thought he was in Asia so he was trying to find a strait to the Indian Ocean so he could get to India. =====

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On June 29, Columbus sailed into Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to shelter because there was a storm coming. The governor didn’t believe him and didn’t let Columbus into the port. Columbus sailed into a nearby estuary and sheltered there. He had done the right thing because there was a hurricane out at sea and it sunk twenty ships. =====

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Columbus arrived at Honduras and went down the coast to Panama. They found out from the natives that there was another ocean a few days march to the south. They also discovered the natives had a lot of gold so Columbus traded for it. Columbus and his ships continued sailing down the Panama coast and taking and trading gold from gold-rich areas. =====

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Columbus built a fortress by a river and put some of his men in there while he and three of the four ships went prepared to go back to Spain. A large group of natives attacked the fortress but Columbus’ men held the natives off but lost a few men. =====

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On the way to Hispaniola, Columbus’s ships were damaged by storms. There were holes in the ships so Columbus had to beach the ships on the coast of Jamaica. There was no Spanish colony there so they were marooned. One of the captains bought a canoe from a native chief. He sailed it to Hispaniola to get a rescue ship but the governor didn’t allow him. Finally, over a year later, a rescue caravel was sent to rescue Columbus and his crew. It was November 7, 1504 when Columbus returned home to Spain. =====

Overall Christopher played a massive role in the mapping of the world. He is an icon for exploration and is known by most people. He went were most men were afraid, the unknown and came back with knowledge that made our world map today. Christopher Columbus was truly an extraordinary man, which did extraordinary things.

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