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by Sierra S.
by Sierra S.
Green 1/18/2018
Date of Article: Published 1991
Headline: The Voyage of Discovery Begins
Author: Lorenzo Camusso
Source of the Article: Camusso, Lorenzo. The Voyages of Columbus, 1492-1504. Dorset Press, 1991.
Three Vocabulary Words:
1. Trade Winds: winds at sea that blow towards the equator: There are two belts of trade winds, blowing from the tropics to the lower pressure systems.
The trade winds helped sailors travel quickly across the sea.
2. Fresco: a painting done quickly on wet plaster walls or ceilings with watercolor so that it penetrates the plaster and remains once the plaster dried
The beautiful fresco in Spain displayed their rich culture and heritage.
3. Nautical: about or of sailors and navigation; maritime
The distance between the two islands was 11 nautical miles.
Christopher Columbus and crew left the harbor on the Tinto River near Palos, Spain, on August 3rd, 1492, with three ships, including the Pinta and the Nina They were embarking on a journey to Asia, but instead of going around Africa to the south, as was the traditional sailing route, he planned to go west. However, Columbus went down the coast of Africa, to the Canary Islands before he sailed west. They weighed anchor in the port of the island of Gomera on September 6th, 1492. They stayed there for three days, resupplying food and water. Columbus also replaced the Nina's triangular sails with square ones so the ship could sail as fast as the others. A damaged rudder was fixed on the Pinta, and they set sail westward for Asia three days later, on September 9th, and continued to sail out into the unknown.
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