At the very beginning Columbus believed he could make it from Asia to Europe however throughout his long travel and encounters with armies they never made it. After the long terrible travels Columbus sighted an island in the Bahamas, which he named San Salvador. Thinking he had found islands near Japan, he sailed on until he reached Cuba and later Haiti. During Columbus’s voyages he searched for pearls, gold, silver, fur, food, spices and many new found items to return to Spain with. Many of the products that Christopher Columbus found were unknown to Europe–coconuts, tobacco, sweet corn, and potatoes. Columbus also encountered what he had called “dark-skinned native peoples”, Christopher Columbus and his men used and abused the native tribes forcing them to convert to Christianity, seek their riches, and gain access to their
At the very beginning Columbus believed he could make it from Asia to Europe however throughout his long travel and encounters with armies they never made it. After the long terrible travels Columbus sighted an island in the Bahamas, which he named San Salvador. Thinking he had found islands near Japan, he sailed on until he reached Cuba and later Haiti. During Columbus’s voyages he searched for pearls, gold, silver, fur, food, spices and many new found items to return to Spain with. Many of the products that Christopher Columbus found were unknown to Europe–coconuts, tobacco, sweet corn, and potatoes. Columbus also encountered what he had called “dark-skinned native peoples”, Christopher Columbus and his men used and abused the native tribes forcing them to convert to Christianity, seek their riches, and gain access to their