Famous Explorers

1
Famous Explorers

• Christopher Columbus
• Vasco de Gama
• Bartolomeu Dias
• Ferdinand Magellan

2
Christopher Columbus

• First sailed when he was 14
• His original plans trying to reach India by
  sailing west were rejected by John II
• Ferdinand and Isabella financed his trip
• Made 4 trips to the Americas

3
Remakes of Columbuss Ships

• Santa Maria was fat and slow designed for
  hauling, not exploration
• Nicknamed La Gallega
• Slowest of the three ships

4
The Pinta

• Her captain was Martin Alonso Pinzon
• She was the fastest of the three ships
• The Pinta was a caravel
• She was small, fast, and light

5
The Nina

• Her captain was Vicente Anes Pinzon
• Smallest of the three ships
• The Nina was a caravel like the Pinta
• Similar to the other ships, she could travel
  around 90 to 100 miles in a day

6
Vasco da Gama

• Born in 1468 and died in 1524
• He was given the lordship of two towns, named
  the Commander in chief of the navy, and given a
  yearly allowance by King Manuel I for
  volunteering to take the trip to India

7
The Trip to the East

• The voyage departed from Lisbon in 1497, sailed
  past the Canary Islands, made a large detour and
  finally sailed around the Cape of Good Hope on
  Nov. 22, 1497.
• The fleet explored Eastern Africa and arrived in
  India on May 22, 1498.

8
An Encounter Between Worlds

• Da Gamas route became known as the India route
  or Cape route
• This route allowed for the expansion of the
  Portuguese empire
• The Portuguese language and culture spread
  rapidly.
• Christianity was introduced to India and Asia.

9
Bartolomeu Dias

• First sailor to round the Cape of Good Hope
• King John II of Portugal financed his trips to
  the Gold Coast and west coast of Africa.
• Sailed with Pedro Alvaraz Cabral to Brazil
• Died sailing through a storm

10
Ferdinand Magellan

• First circumnavigator of the globe
• Spanish king Charles I financed his trip
• Strait of Magellan named after him
• Killed in the Phillipines while participating in
  tribal warfare with a local king he had
  befriended

11
Magellans Expedition

• He obtained 5 ships named Trinidad, Concepcion,
  San Antonio, Victoria, and Santiago
• He began his trip with 270 men
• 3 of the captains plotted to kill Magellan
• Mutinies led by the captains were put down
• The captains were either jailed or marooned on
  deserted islands

12
Tierra del Fuego

• While sailing through the Strait of Magellan
  (Strait of All Saints) the crew saw countless
  fires from distant Indian camps and called the
  land Tierra del Fuego meaning land of fire