honouring our explorers
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Honouring Our Explorers. Christopher Columbus, and the route to untold riches!!! . For His and Her Majesties, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. The Man The Route The Cost Supplies Manning The Rewards. To Accomplish the Victory. Twenty-three years on the sea - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Christopher Columbus, and the route to untold riches!!!
Honouring Our
Explorers
For His and Her Majesties,
Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of
Castile
To Accomplish the Victory
The Man
The Route
The CostSuppliesManning
The Rewards
Christopher Columbus
Twenty-three years on the seaBusiness Agent for the Centurione, Di Negro, and
Spinola families of GenoaArmed convoy sent by Genoa to carry valuable
cargo to northern EuropeSailed to Bristol, Galway, Ireland, Expert knowledge of the trade winds
University of Pavia; grammar, geometry, geography and navigation, astronomy
Fostered the exploration of the coast of Africa
The Path to Prosperity
$ The Cost $ Supplies
Bottled water= 2 tons Canvas = 5 spoolsFlour = 6 tons Gun powder = 25 barrelsGuns = 90 Rifles, 20 pistols Snacks = assorted m&m
productsAmmunition = 10,000 rds Wine = 50 barrelsDried beef : 500 lbs Rum = 50 barrelsDried pork : 500 lbs Incidentals = $1000 in goldLard : 50 gal Assorted nuts = 1000 lbs
Manning 18 men of officer caliber 60 sailors
Cooks Deck hands Cannon manning
Foraging from the island checkpoints
$$$$ The Rewards $$$$Empire ExpansionFaster, cheaper, direct routeMultiple islands for colonies, resupply, unfound resources =
SpicesGoldMy Admiralty
LandsTitleShips
In Summary Cristobal Colon is the Admiral you need for
this undertaking The potential to establish outposts on
uninhabited islands for goods and trade Expanding the Empire after uniting an
empire will strengthen world dominance And the enormous profit over expenditures
margin is unbeatable