ACHIEVEMENTS OF COLUMBUS’

VOYAGES
 ACHIEVEMENTS OF COLUMBUS’ VOYAGES

 He pioneered the trade wind route to and from the

Caribbean.
 ACHIEVEMENTS OF COLUMBUS’
VOYAGES
 He discovered and named most of the
Caribbean islands and part of the coast of
Central America.
Achievements of Columbus’ voyages
 Established permanent contact
between Europe and the
Caribbean
 ACHIEVEMENTS OF COLUMBUS
VOYAGES
 Increased importance of maps
 Achievements of Columbus’ voyages

 Europe instead of Jerusalem was shown as the

center of the world. This led to the domination of
western civilization over the whole world.
 ACHIEVEMENTS OF COLUMBUS’VOYAGES

 Columbus was unsuccessful as a colonizer and

administrator.

 Both the settlements he attempted to establish were

failures and his ruler ship in the Caribbean revoked.

 Very little wealth was extracted from the islands.

 Genocide of the Tainos as a result of their enslavement .

COLUMBUS- A VILLAIN OR HERO?

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