Christopher Columbus | Educational Videos for Kids

What are you waiting for? Hello friends, I´m Cristobal Colon, the world famous sailor and adventurer. I am so famous because I discovered America, but the truth is, it was all possible thanks to Isabel and Fernando, the Spanish Catholic Kings, who invested money enabling me to carry out the trip. I, as well as all the other brave crew members who accompanied me, set sail in three different ships named; La Niña, La Pinta and Santa Maria, from the Port, Puerto de Palos, in Huelva, Spain. After 72 days of sailing, on the 12th of October 1492, a sailor named Rodrigo de Triana, yelled: Land Ahoy! And we disembarked and set foot on American soil, as quickly as we could... But I must confess something to you, in truth I believed that we had reached India, which was where we were heading to, it was complete accident that we arrived at this new continent…but hard work and sacrifice always gives you rewards. After the first trip, I returned to America another three times and I bought back to...