Known both for his "discovery" of the New World and his brutal treatment of indigenous Americans, Christopher Columbus changed history in ways few others have. Can you name all of the countries and territories he visited on his voyages?
If he travels through a country more than once, make sure to guess it every time he goes there!
For territories, both the name of the territory and the name of the country it belongs to will be accepted
May be missing a few of the less notable locations he landed. See caveat for details.
In part because Columbus didn't keep very good logs of his voyages and in part because many of these areas were sparsely habited in the late-1400s, some exact locations are uncertain. I approached this cases with my own discretion. For example, the exact location of his landing in Puerto Rico is debated, but since we are reasonably certain it was on the northwest coast, I thought it was worth including. In contrast, I found sites saying that he visited Cuba on his Fourth Voyage. It's mostly conjecture because there's no strong evidence behind this, and even if he did land there, we have no clue where that landing was. Even if he did visit places that aren't on this map, I'm reasonably sure they were in countries that he already visited.
Also, if you want to talk about your opinion of Columbus here, I'm fine with that. Just remember, as always, to be respectful and stick to arguments that are logic-based rather then emotion-based.
Thanks! Technically, all of the voyages started and ended in Spain, but there was no point in having Spain as an answer twice in a row. For the first two voyages, Portugal just happened to fall on the route back, so they went there first. In contrast, Columbus was under arrest on his third voyage, so I'm guessing they wanted him to take the most direct route to Spain for his trial.
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Thanks! I've already had several similar quizzes featured, so if this one doesn't get featured I don't mind. I'm more than content seeing people taking my quizzes and enjoying them and perhaps learning something from them.
Also, if you want to talk about your opinion of Columbus here, I'm fine with that. Just remember, as always, to be respectful and stick to arguments that are logic-based rather then emotion-based.