4. The expeditions of Castilla WORK WITH THE IMAGE Find the American territories Colón reached on his first voyage on the map. Using an Atlas, write the countries they belong to today. Describe Magallanes and Elcano's route. 14. Cristóbal Colón meets the Reyes Católicos. Find out about the person using reliable sources, such as the online dictionary from the Real Academia de la Historia. Check the facts. Select the more important aspects of their life. Organise the information and present it in an appropriate way, orally or in writing. How to do it Choose a historical figure from the unit and look for information about their life. Compare information from different sources. Put the information in chronological order. Imagine you are this person. Tell your group who you are and why you are famous. Your turn Create a biography of a historical figure A biography is an account of the main events in a person's life. B E A H I S T O R I A N 15. Fernando de Magallanes Crossing the Atlantic Ocean Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) wanted to reach Asia by sailing west. He presented his plan to the King of Portugal , who rejected it. Colón took it to the Reyes Católicos, who agreed to finance an expedition . (14) The f leet set sail on 3rd August 1492 from Palos de la Frontera (Huelva). After a stopover in the Islas Canarias, they reached the American coast on 12th October 1492. They had reached the island of Guanahaní , which he named San Salvador. Then , he travelled around the islands of Juana (Cuba) and Hispaniola (Santo Domingo), before returning to Europe. (16) Colón thought he was in Cipango ( Japan), but the Earth was larger than he thought. (17) Colón made three more voyages to America . (19) The Italian navigator Américo Vespucio (Amerigo Vespucci) proved that the lands were part of a new continent. In the early 16th centur y the continent was named America in his honour. The first voyage around the world In 1519, an expedition led by Fernando de Magallanes (15) left Sevilla to find a route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean . Their goal was to reach the Moluccas Islands, known as the "spice islands". In 1520, the expedition crossed the strait that joined the two oceans, later named the Estrecho de Magallanes. They continued across the Pacific Ocean to the Philippines, where Magallanes died . In 1521, the expedition reached the Moluccas Islands. Juan Sebastián Elcano, captain of Nao Victoria, returned to Spain in 1522 by sailing around Africa, completing the first voyage around the world. (16) 134
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