Christopher Columbus Day
| News You Can Use Homepage |
| NYISE Homepage |
| Meet the Director |
| Our Programs |
| Educator Bookmarks |
| School Calendars |
| Blindness Resource Center |
| NYISE History |
| Contacts |
| NYI Photo Blog |
| NYI Alumni Association |
CURRICULUM ARTICLES
Columbus Day
|
Christopher Columbus: Explorer |
 Columbus died on May 20, 1506, never getting to the Indies. Still, Columbus may have been the greatest sailor of his time. He sailed across almost 5,000 miles of ocean and was able to find the same island over and over, without the knowledge of how a compass worked or an accurate map. He was the first European to travel to the island of the Caribbean Sea, and he would touch on South America and Central America. He never made it to the United States, but he did make it as far north as Cuba, only 90 miles from Florida. |
 |
Explorers, Pioneers, and Frontiersmen
|
|
Top of Page |
Columbus Day is celebrated in the USA on the second Monday in October. It is a day in which we celebrated Christopher Columbus' trip from Spain to Hispaniola, North America in 1492. He was sent by King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella of Spain. Columbus' crew sailed on the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. Columbus was looking for a faster route to the far east (Asia) in order to trade for valuable spices. Instead, he found North America, after sailing for five weeks. The ship Santa Maria sank in Hispaniola, but the Niña and the Pinta both made it back to Spain.
