what are the south america and north america routs that cristopher columbus sailed?

Answer 1

Christopher Columbus examined the mostly southward voyages of the Portuguese into the Atlantic and Africa and thought that one could also sail westward and ultimately reach India. In 1484, Columbus attempted to convince King John II of Portugal to sponsor a voyage west to the Orient, but unfortunately for Columbus, Portugal was committed to discovering the sea-route to India via Africa. Portuguese exploration along the African coast alone demonstrated enough potential to Portugal's leaders that there was no need to explore what had previously been a disappointing Atlantic.

Sailing west from the previously insignificant port of Palos on the Gulf of Cadiz, Columbus' fleet consisted of two small caravels, one square-rigged and the other lateen-rigged, and a 100-ton vessel from Galacia. Compared to previous Portuguese endeavours, Columbus' expedition was remarkably cavalier, and many of the sailors displayed little enthusiasm for the long voyage. But so certain was Columbus that he was going to arrive in Asia that he carried a letter to present to the grand khan and he brought along an Arabic interpreter. Setting sail for the Canaries, Columbus intended to find a favourable wind that would bring him to Japan. After little over a month at sea, Columbus' ships sighted land in what is now known as the Bahamas.


Still in pursuit of China, the fleet set sail again, and instead found Cuba and then Hispaniola (modern Haiti and the Dominican Republic) where Columbus founded the first European colony. After exhausting their supplies, the vessels began their trek home on January 8, 1493. Using dead reckoning, Columbus steered his ships north to the appropriate latitude for Spain and then set an easterly course. In Barcelona, Columbus continued to claim that he had found an alternate route to Asia. Cuba, he claimed, was actually Japan, and Columbus dutifully reported that he had sent an emissary to negotiate with a local chief optimistically identified as the "grand khan". Others were not as convinced as Columbus. The Portuguese believed that Columbus had merely explored further along the African coast before finally concluding that Columbus had probably explored previously uncharted islands in the Atlantic. Even the Spanish entertained their share of doubts before settling on the cautious conclusion that Columbus had found a route to "distant lands in the west". Regardless of what these lands were exactly, Isabella and Ferdinand wanted sovereignty over them and petition Pope Alexander VI who granted them exclusive title in the papal bull of 1493.

Answer 2

North America. They are part of NAFTA (North America Free Trade Agreement) I don't know why those countries believe Mexico is in South America. Possibly because it extends far South?