Voyage of Discovery

Headline:1492 The Voyage of Discovery Begins

Author:Lorenzo Camusso

Source of the Article:The Voyage of Columbus

Three Vocabulary Words:

1. Moorings: The act of a person or thing thats moors

2.Canary: Old world finches

3.Sovereigns: A monarch, king, queen, or other surprem ruler.

Summary: Christopher Columbus's voyage started in 1492 August 3. He started in a city within Palos. He gathered his captins, pilots, and crew from the church of St. George. He wanted to go on the journy because he wanted to get to Asia where it was thought to have streets of gold and be a very wealthy place. He set off with three ships the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria, to fins Asia.