History of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. 1st expedition
The first expedition of Christopher Columbus (1492-1493) part 91 persons on ships Santa Maria, the Pinta, the niña" sailed from Palos de La Frontera on August 3, 1492, from the Canary Islands turned to the West (September 9), crossed the Atlantic ocean in the subtropical zone and reached the island of San Salvador in the Bahamas archipelago, where Christopher Columbus landed on October 12, 1492 (the official date of the discovery of America). 14-24 October Christopher Columbus visited a number of other Bahamian Islands, and October 28-December 5, discovered and investigated part of the North-Eastern coast of Cuba. December 6, Columbus reached about. Haiti and moved along the North shore. On the night of 25 December flagship Santa Maria sat down on the reef, but the men were saved. Columbus ship "Nina" 4-16 January 1493 completed the survey of the Northern coast of Haiti and March 15, returned to Castile.
2-I expedition
2nd expedition (1493-1496), which Christopher Columbus led in the rank of Admiral, and in the position of Viceroy of the newly discovered lands consisted of 17 vessels with a crew of more than 1.5 thousand people. November 3, 1493 Columbus discovered the Islands of Dominica and Guadeloupe, turning to the North-West, about 20 of the lesser Antilles, including the number of Antigua and the virgin, and on November 19 the island of Puerto Rico and came to the North shore of Haiti. 12-29 March 1494 Columbus in search of gold made aggressive campaign inside Haiti, and crossed the ridge of the Cordillera Central. April 29-may 3, Columbus with 3 ships passed along the southeastern coast of Cuba, turned from Cape Cruz to the South and opened on may 5, O. Jamaica. Back on may 15 to Cape Cruz, Columbus passed along the southern coast of Cuba to 84° West longitude, discovered the archipelago of Jardines de La Reina, the Zapata Peninsula and the island of Pinos. on June 24, Columbus turned East and examined 19 August-15 September, the entire southern coast of Haiti. In 1495 Christopher Columbus continued the conquest of Haiti; March 10, 1496 left the island and on 11 June he returned to Castile.
3-I expedition
3-I expedition (1498-1500) consisted of 6 ships, 3 of which Christopher Columbus himself took across the Atlantic ocean near 10° North latitude. on July 31, 1498, he discovered the island of Trinidad, came from the South in the Gulf of Paria, discovered the mouth of the Western branch of the Delta of the Orinoco river and the Peninsula of Paria, marking the beginning of the discovery of South America. Out then in the Caribbean sea, Christopher Columbus came to the Peninsula Arai, opened August 15, Margarita island, and August 31, arrived in the city of Santo Domingo (Haiti island). 1500 Christopher Columbus was denounced, arrested and sent to Castile, where he was released.
4-I expedition
4-I expedition (1502-1504). To obtain permission to continue the search of a Western route to India, Columbus with 4 courts reached 15 June 1502 Martinique, July 30 - the Gulf of Honduras, and opened on 1 August 1502 may 1, 1503 Caribbean coast of Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama to the Gulf of Uraba. Turning then to the North, on June 25, 1503 was wrecked off the island of Jamaica; from Santo Domingo came only a year later. In Castile Christopher Columbus returned November 7, 1504.