Columbus voyages

Colombus Voyage

During his long stay in Jamaica, Columbus and his men suffered from hunger and many privations. Just on June 26, 1504, a boat arrived to rescue him and take him to Santo Domingo. Here he arrived on August 13 and a month later he sailed for Spain in an old rented caravel. He arrived at San Lucar de Barrameda on November 7, 1504, sick, sad and defeated.

Columbus voyages 

The voyages of Columbus, The four voyages of Columbus began the Spanish colonization of the Americas.

first trip of Christopher colon

Cristóbal Colón sailed from Puerto de Palos on August 3, 1492 with the ships Santa María, Pinta and Niña. He anchored on the island of Gran Canaria to ship supplies and on September 6 resumed the crossing of the Atlantic Ocean.

At dawn on October 12, 1492 the sailor Rodrigo de Triana, from the "Pinta" saw a hill lit by the moon and shouted "Earth, land!". At dawn Columbus landed on the island of Guanahani (Bahamas) and baptized it as "San Salvador".


On October 27, Columbus arrived on the island of Cuba and called it "Juana". On December 6 he arrived at the island of Santo Domingo and called it "La Española". Here, on the night of December 25, the "Santa María" ran aground and with its remains the "La Navidad" fort was built. Here he left 40 men and on January 2, 1493 he started returning to Spain.

Second trip of Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus set sail from Cádiz on September 25, 1493. His 17 ships and 1,500 men sailed through the Atlantic Ocean until November 3 when they reached the island of Dominica, in the Caribbean Sea. Then they skirted the islands of Monserrat, Antigua, Nevis, San Cristóbal and Vírgenes. On November 19, 1493, they arrived on the island of Puerto Rico, which Columbus called San Juan Bautista. Then, he headed towards the island of Hispaniola (Santo Domingo).
Upon arriving, Columbus found the Christmas fortress destroyed and its 39 Christians dead. The natives attacked them for the thefts and abuses they committed. On January 2, 1494, he founded the city of La Isabela. On March 12, he started an expedition to the Cibao region, where he founded the Santo Tomás fort and left 50 men. There were clashes with the Indians and he did not find the gold he wanted.

On April 29, Columbus arrived in Cuba and on May 5 he discovered Jamaica. When returning to the Isabela and found the rebellious Indians and repressed them bloody. Later, he founded several forts and continued searching for gold, until March 10, 1496, set sail for Spain.

third trip of Christopher colon
Christopher Columbus sailed from San Lúcar de Barrameda on May 30, 1498. His 8 ships went to the Cape Verde Islands and from here they went west. After crossing the Alántico, on July 31 he discovered Trinidad Island and the next day he arrived in Venezuela, in South America. Then he took a north course towards Hispaniola.

Upon arriving in the city of Santo Domingo, he found many settlers unhappy with the government of his brother Bartolomé Colón and tired of the work and lack of wealth. Many sent emissaries and letters to Spain accusing the Columbus brothers of conspiring against the Spanish Crown because of their status as foreigners. Upon learning, the Catholic Kings, sent as judge to Francisco de Bobadilla, who, arriving in August 1500, ordered Christopher Columbus and his brothers Bartolomé and Diego arrested.
The three were shipped to Cádiz (Spain), where they arrived chained on November 25, 1500. Shortly after they were released by Queen Isabella the Catholic but Christopher Columbus was suspended their privileges obtained in the Capitulation of Santa Fe.

fourth trip of Christopher colon
Christopher Columbus sailed from Cádiz on May 9, 1502, commanding four caravels. It crossed without problems the Atlantic Ocean and on June 5 it anchored in the island Martinique. Then he skirted Hispaniola and Jamaica. From here he crossed to the southwest and on July 30 he arrived in Honduras. Here his flotilla suffered severe storms and his joints ached again.

Columbus continued navigating to the south, discovering the coasts of Nicaragua and Costa Rica. When Panama explored the indigenous attacks forced him to leave his coasts. On May 12 he arrived at Jardines de la Reina archipelago, near Cuba. Shortly thereafter he went to Jamaica, where he arrived on June 25, 1503. Upon seeing his battered ships, his men exhausted and without food, he sent a flotilla of canoes under Diego Méndez heading for Santa Domingo, in La Española, to ask help.