Discovery of America belongs to the Europeans.According to historical evidence, this country was discovered by the Phoenicians (ancient navigators).The Chinese discovered this land long before Christopher Columbus came.Discovery of America by the Chinese dates back to some sources the beginning of the first millennium AD.
include all information considered the most reliable information about the Normans (Vikings).The discovery of America happened in the late 10th century.Viking Bjarni and Leif Erikson Heryulfsonom was found "stone ground" (Helluland), "land of vineyards" (Vinland) and "Forest land" (Markland).These areas are now identified with Labrador.
discovery of America, according to some reports, dated and 15th century.At the time, came to the continent Cantabrian fishermen and sailors of Bristol.They called the island continent of Brazil.
It should be noted that all these trips to this discovery of America, not only as a new land, but as identified continent failed.
Until the 15th century people thought the Earth was flat.The discovery of America by Europeans in the 15th century dispelled this myth.Start spreading the view that the Earth is still round, and reach India and China can be the western route (across the Atlantic).In addition, it was believed that this path is shorter than the east.Because the South Atlantic was ruled by the Portuguese, is willing to establish relations with the countries of eastern Spain accepted the proposal of Columbus to organize an expedition to the west.Done had a couple of sea voyages.The discovery of America by Columbus brought Spanish territorial advantage.
first sea campaign was launched in 1492, the 3rd of August.Columbus came from Palosskoy harbor (Andalussiya) with 120 sailors on three small ships.
crossed the Atlantic, sailor approached the island of Guanahani (Watling), one of the Bahamas.After that Columbus had discovered the islands of Haiti and Cuba.Navigator believed that he had found the Indian mainland.It ended the first expedition in 1493, March 15.June 7 this year signed a Spanish-Portuguese agreement in Tordesillas on the delimitation of spheres of influence in the Atlantic.Thus, the line of 2,200 kilometers west of the Azores became internationally.Earth to the east of the line recognized in Portugal, to the west - Spain.
next expedition of Columbus began in 1493, 25 September.As a result of travel and were found Virgin Windward (Antigua, Dominica, Saint Christopher and others) of the island of Jamaica, the island of Puerto Rico.Expedition ended in 1496, June 11.
With Spain in 1497 in England entered the competition, which has tried to find a way to Asia via the north-west.Under the British flag was made Genoese expedition Giovanni Caboto.In May and August 1497, he discovered the island of Newfoundland, and probably closer to the North American coast.His next expedition took place in 1498.The journey he traveled with his son Sebastian.Thus, England began to establish bases dominance in North America.
In 1498, May 30, Columbus went to the third expedition.As a result of this campaign was open mouth of the Orinoco and the island of Trinidad.On August 5 the same year, he landed on the South American coast.Venezuela and Guyana have reached the Spaniards in 1499, and then opened the mouth of the Amazon, Brazil.Completed the third expedition in November 1500.
As a result, the fourth expedition of Columbus was opened Central America.Navigator passed along the coast of Nicaragua, Honduras, Panama and Costa Rica to the Gulf of Darién.
In the period from 1501 to 1504 under the Portuguese flag made an expedition Amerigo Vespucci.He suggested that the land discovered by Columbus are a new continent.This hypothesis was confirmed later by Magellan, to circumnavigate the globe.On behalf of Vespucci (Amerigo) for Columbus discovered the continent got the name America.
