MODERN AGE

IT BEGAN WITH…

• The fall of Constantinople to the Turks in 1453.

• The discover of America in 1492.

THE DISCOVERY OF THE AMERICAS

• Colón wanted to go Asia traveling west.• He asked for some help to the Spanish

Catholic Monarchs.• They gave him • ships, men and some materials.

Colón Travelled America three times.He first arrived at America the 12th October 1492 after a 70-days-trip. The first Voyage totally lasted for 7 months.