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The third:

"Columbus discovered Trinidad on Tuesday 31st of July 1498 on his third voyage. By all accounts his crossing was a hard one. He was forced to take a more southerly route to avoid a hostile French Fleet and this led him into the doldrums. While drifting in the still heat of the equator his water barrels burst and his food rotted."

But, of course, the native Arawaks, who were already there when Columbus arrived, had discovered it much earlier.

2007-05-09 14:47:00 · answer #1 · answered by johnslat 7 · 1 0

Columbus continued making discoveries on his third voyage across the Atlantic, finding Trinidad on July 31, 1498, and setting foot on the South American
http://reference.aol.com/mf_history/_a/christopher-columbus-ended-his-third/20050126202109990008
http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/columbus.html

2007-05-09 21:48:20 · answer #2 · answered by Mitchell 4 · 0 0

my brother is 11.....he was looking over my sholder reading the page. he says that it was the 3rd. dont know how he would know that but he is a smart kid. :) first voyage he discovered amarica. second was hawii. third was trinidad. wow..,...im 23 and didnt know that......lol

2007-05-09 21:48:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It was on his third journey. Here is a great site for you to find out all the details
www.historyguide.org/earlymod/
Hope this helps

2007-05-09 21:55:22 · answer #4 · answered by schnauzer2 3 · 0 0

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