Voyage of Discovery
By Giselle S Red 19.1.18
By Giselle S Red 19.1.18
Headline:Voyage Of Discovery
Author: Lorenzo Camusso
Source of the Article: Camusso, Lorenzo, LC. The Voyages of Columbus. Milan, Dorset, 1991.
Date of Article: 1991
Three Vocabulary Words:
Christopher Columbus sailed three ships from a port in Palos, Spain. Along the coast to Morocco before turning toward North America. Columbus thought that Asia was 2000 miles away from Europe. Instead of being about 12000 miles. This distance would be impossible to sail across. Columbus had three ships named the Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria. Christopher Columbus's ships left for the indies from the Canary September 9th, 1492.