Do you know that in the United States the second Monday of October every year is a special day, and in the United States it will be a day off? You know, in the center of Barcelona, ​​​​in Plaça Portal de la Pau, there is a statue of a cheerful man, with his fingers pointing towards the "New World". All these are in honor of a famous Italian navigator, pioneer of geographical discovery called Christopher Columbus. As Amanda Briney states in her article on Christopher Columbus, "Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa (now Italy) in 1451 to Domenico Colombo, a middle-class wool weaver, and Susanna Fontanarossa." (brine). With the financial help of the King of Spain, Columbus crossed the Atlantic four times to reach the American continent between 1492 and 1502, thus becoming a famous navigator. Columbus dedicated his life to sailing activities. Furthermore, he moved to Portugal and Spain. In support of the King of Spain, he traveled four times by sea. It opened a route across the Atlantic to the Americas. It reached the Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, Dominica, Trinidad and other islands. It then debuts on the American continent in the Gulf of Paria Southbank. In addition, he studied Honduras in Central America to also reach more than 2000 kilometers of bay coastline, learn about the Isthmus of Panama, as well as the discovery and use of the Atlantic wind blowing at low latitude, which blows the change of high-latitude westerly winds. Furthermore, it demonstrated the correctness of the “Round Doctrine”. Old World and New World to promote ties. He arrived in the New World by mistake in India, local Indians say. Thus, promote relations between the old world and the new continent. Columbus's first voyage, which began on August 3, 1492, played an important role in ...... middle of paper ...... finally emerging from the obscurity of The Middle Ages begins with an irresistible upward trend in the world. Furthermore, a new industrial civilization became the mainstream of world economic development. Works Cited Briney Amanda. “Christopher Columbus”. About.com. 9 June 2011. Web. 15 June 2014.BW Lfe. "Si no está mentirosa la letra': revisiting the text of the 1492 journey.." Journal of Iberian & Latin American Studies. 12.2/3 (2006): 107-122. Academic research completed. Network. June 15, 2014. Hopkins, Dwight N. “Columbus, the Church, and Slave Religion.” Journal of religious thought. 49.2 (1992 and 1993): 25-36. Academic research completed. Network. June 15, 2014.Phillips Jr., William D.1. "Transatlantic Encounters: Eyewitness Accounts and Spain's Early American Possessions, 1492–1536." Medieval encounters. 13.1 (2007): 145-157. Academic research completed. Network. June 15. 2014.