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So back to what Columbus did achieve.  He set sail in three ships.  First sighted land in late 1492. On Christmas eve, December 24, 1492, one of Columbus's ship, the [[Santa Maria]], reached the island of [[Haiti]].  Columbus named the settlement “La Navidad,” meaning “The Nativity,” and dropped off 40 men with a promise to return to them the next year.  Columbus then wrote to the King and Queen of Spain the following in his Journal:  “In all the world there can be no better or gentler people.  Your Highnesses should feel great joy, because presently they will be Christians, and instructed in the good manners of your realms.”

So back to what Columbus did achieve.  He set sail in three ships.  First sighted land in late 1492. On Christmas eve, December 24, 1492, one of Columbus's ship, the [[Santa Maria]], reached the island of [[Haiti]].  Columbus named the settlement “La Navidad,” meaning “The Nativity,” and dropped off 40 men with a promise to return to them the next year.  Columbus then wrote to the King and Queen of Spain the following in his Journal:  “In all the world there can be no better or gentler people.  Your Highnesses should feel great joy, because presently they will be Christians, and instructed in the good manners of your realms.”

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But he had grossly underestimated the size of the world, and when he reached San Salvador, Haiti (Hispaniola) and Cuba he thought he reached the Far East.  So he called the natives Indians.  He left some men there but they were killed by the natives.  Columbus reported back that new people had been found to evangelize with Christianity.

But he had grossly underestimated the size of the world, and when he reached San Salvador, Haiti (Hispaniola) and Cuba he thought he had reached the Far East.  So he called the natives Indians.  He left some men there but they were killed by the natives.  Columbus reported back that new people had been found to evangelize with Christianity.

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Soon Spain and Portugal divided the Americas with the [[Line of Demarcation]], drawn by the Pope.  The [[Treaty of Tordesillas]] moved the line in 1493.  It was a North-South line that gave Spain North America and the western part of South America, but Portugal received Brazil.  That’s why Brazilians speak Portugese to this day.

Soon Spain and Portugal divided the Americas with the [[Line of Demarcation]], drawn by the Pope.  The [[Treaty of Tordesillas]] moved the line in 1493.  It was a North-South line that gave Spain North America and the western part of South America, but Portugal received Brazil.  That’s why Brazilians speak Portuguese to this day.

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<discuss how Columbus returned to Europe, and then found the same location on his second trip>  Columbus sailed on three subsequent voyages, but never achieved his goal and died discredited.  What was his motivation?  Primarily to spread Christianity, but also to find gold to reward his sponsors and fund further expeditions.  Ultimately, his purpose focused on a dream to liberate Jerusalem, as the Crusades attempted.

<discuss how Columbus returned to Europe, and then found the same location on his second trip>  Columbus sailed on three subsequent voyages, but never achieved his goal and died discredited.  What was his motivation?  Primarily to spread Christianity, but also to find gold to reward his sponsors and fund further expeditions.  Ultimately, his purpose focused on a dream to liberate Jerusalem, as the Crusades attempted.