Презентация, доклад по английскому языку Christopher Columbus

ago, it was Christopher Columbus' good luck in 1492 that whipped Europe into a frenzy. Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand, the Spanish Monarchs whom funded Columbus' exploration, were the first to realize the potential wealth of the New World. Spain became the richest and most powerful nation in the world.

Christopher Columbus (conjectural image by Sebastiano del Piombo)

India— sources of valued goods such as silk, spices, and opiates— under the hegemony of the Mongol Empire. But the land route to Asia became more difficult. In response to this the Columbus brothers had, by the 1480s, developed a plan to travel to the Indies by sailing directly west across the "Ocean Sea," i.e., the Atlantic.
 

East Indies. Columbus and 90 crewmen boarded the three ships that were to make the first voyage to the New World, the Niña, Pinta, and the flagship, Santa Maria.
On October 12, 1492, Columbus first saw the islands of the new world, landing in the Bahamas. Later in the month, he would sail to Cuba, and to Hispaniola (now Haiti). He thought he had reached the East Indies, the islands off Southeast Asia.

Santa Maria

and especially sailors, already knew that the earth was round. What was not realized by Columbus, however, was just how big a globe it was. Columbus seriously underestimated the size of the planet. When Admiral Christopher Columbus discovered the beautiful island of Hispaniola, it was inhabited by the Taino Indians. His ship, the Santa Maria, ran aground on a coral reef near what is now the border of Haiti and The Dominican Republic on Christmas Eve of 1492.

Replicas of Christopher Columbus' ships the Niña (left) and the Santa Clara or Pinta Oswego Harbor

family lived in.

used to make up the fire to heat the room when it was cold (about 15 degree C above zero at night).

Valladolid, fairly wealthy from the gold his men had accumulated in Hispaniola. At his death, he was still convinced that his journeys had been along the east coast of Asia.
According to a study, published in February 2007, by Antonio Rodriguez Cuartero, Department of Internal Medicine of the University of Granada, he died of a heart attack caused by Reiter's Syndrome (also called reactive arthritis). According to his personal diaries and notes by contemporaries, the symptoms of this illness (burning pain during urination, pain and swelling of the knees, and conjunctivitis) were clearly evident in his last three years.

will of his son Diego, who had been governor of Hispaniola.
In 1542 the remains were transferred to Santo Domingo, in eastern Hispaniola.

In 1795 the French took over Hispaniola, and the remains were moved to Havana, Cuba.
After Cuba became independent following the Spanish-American War in 1898, the remains were moved back to Spain, to the Cathedral of Seville, where they were placed on an elaborate catafalque.

and containing bone fragments was discovered at Santo Domingo in 1877. The location of the Dominican remains is in "the Columbus Lighthouse" or Faro a Colón which is in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

the first cathedral in America, "Santa María la Menor."
Earthquakes and hurricanes have not destroyed this massive monument. Columbus loved this island of Hispañola so much he wanted to be buried here. His remains were brought from Spain and buried in the Cathedral..

the square next to the Cathedral

the Cathedral.

Faro de Colon

1992. This huge building was built in the shape of a cross. It shines a light into the sky in the shape of a cross to celebrate the fifth centenary of Columbus' arrival in America.

Puerto de Santa María. His pilot, Juan de la Cosa drew his world map (the first including the coast of New World) in El Puerto in 1500.

great contribution to lighthouse construction.