Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan And Alcoholomeu Dias

The Age of Discovery was a period of time in history where new lands were discovered all throughout the world by explorers. Explorers from Europe embarked on many different journeys all across the world to America, Asia, and many other places. This was a very exciting time when the explorers were expanding our knowledge of the planet. This spread European ideals to other countries and this was the beginning of European type civilizations in America. Although there were many explorers in the Age of Discovery, the three most important explorers were Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan and Bartholomeu Dias.
Christopher Columbus was one of the most important explorers in the Age of Discovery. He was born in Italy and he made many voyages all around the world as a young man. Columbus had a goal which was to sail to India by sailing west through the Atlantic Ocean, not sailing around Africa like previous explorers. Columbus landed in one of the islands of the Bahamas. He then sailed south and thought that he had landed in Asia, which was really Cuba. Columbus went to the Caribbean and Central America four times total and each time he discovered new islands that he thought were part of Asia. Due to Columbus’ expeditions, he
Magellan was born in Portugal and wanted to go on a journey to reach the Moluccas. He got five ships from the King of Spain. Magellan made many stops and explored many places around the world. He discovered the Philippines for Europe and although he didn’t survive his journey, his crew made the first trip around the world. Magellan’s trip further proved the theory that the Earth was a sphere and that the Indian Ocean was connected to another ocean. Magellan also explored the coasts of South America which helped geographers know more about the land. One of the most important things Magellan’s journey proved was how far Asia and the Americas were