How Did Columbus Use The Caravel

Introduction: The Caravel was invented in the 15th century and the 16th century and is a light sailing ship used by the Spanish and Portuguese. It was invented by the Portuguese and used by both the Spanish and Portuguese to sail around the seas. They were 15 Metres long and weighed 80 tons. The other ships were giant and very big unlike the caravel which was small and not used in battle or war in any way. Body 1; the caravel was made to go faster than the normal ships with the square sails instead of the triangular sails which made it go faster during the Spanish conquest of the Americas. It also helped get the trading goods, fast and easy when it was in use, and that helped Christopher Columbus during the Spanish conquest. The crew wouldn’t