when did columbus sail the ocean
Introduction. The explorer Christopher Columbus made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain: in 1492, 1493, 1498 and 1502. He was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia, but he never did.Instead, he accidentally stumbled upon the Americas.hristopher Columbus did not âdiscoverâ the Americas, nor was he even the first European to visit the âNew World.â (Viking explorers had sailed to Greenland and Newfoundland in the 11th century.) However, his journey kicked off centuries of exploration and exploitation on the American continents.