https://padlet.com/nickpestone/755w8l2kqaxi Made with the strength to succeed en-us 2018-11-29 15:05:58 UTC 2026-02-24 21:27:57 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/nickpestone/755w8l2kqaxi/wish/309374810 Christopher Columbus was born in 1451. His father was a wool weaver and owned a cheese stand. Columbus worked at a cheese stand when he was a child. He also travailed around Europe working for major company's. He had a passion for trading and exploration.]]> 2018-11-29 16:09:04 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/755w8l2kqaxi/wish/309374810 https://padlet.com/nickpestone/755w8l2kqaxi/wish/309822922 He set off on his first voyage to "the spice islands." He left on the 3rd of August with the famous ships the Nina, Pinta and Santa maria. The Nina and the inta are the two smaller ships. Then there's the Santa Maria which was pretty big. He was sure that he would find riches. ]]> 2018-11-30 15:39:44 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/755w8l2kqaxi/wish/309822922 https://padlet.com/nickpestone/755w8l2kqaxi/wish/309831584 On the day October 12th 1492 the crew of the Pinta saw land. All of the ships landed on what is now the Bahamas. The crew on the ships must have kissed the ground when they set foot on dry land. They must have had a ceremony thanking the gods of their religion based on the image(below).]]> 2018-11-30 15:54:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/755w8l2kqaxi/wish/309831584 https://padlet.com/nickpestone/755w8l2kqaxi/wish/309841700 In the year 1506 he died. It was a dark, dark day for a lot of people. He died when he was 54, which was old for the time. He may have gotten diseases in the America's on his voyage 15 years before his death. He does deserve to be remember because he helped colonize the Americas.]]> 2018-11-30 16:11:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/755w8l2kqaxi/wish/309841700 https://padlet.com/nickpestone/755w8l2kqaxi/wish/314308349 In 1474 Francisco Pizarro was born. His father was Gonzalo Pizarro and was a Spanish army colonial. Pizarro's mother was a poor women who lived in Trujillo. He had no education and was unable to read or write. Despite his challenges in the youth he was ambitious and sought to improve his life which powers his greed.]]> 2018-12-13 15:46:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/755w8l2kqaxi/wish/314308349 https://padlet.com/nickpestone/755w8l2kqaxi/wish/314310483 Pizarro became friends with explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa.
Which joined him on his expedition in 1513 to reach the Pacific ocean and crossing the Isthmus  of Panama. However Pizarro and Balboa friendship soured when Balboa was replaced as the local Governor by Pedrarias Davila. Who Pizarro befriended.

]]> 2018-12-13 15:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/755w8l2kqaxi/wish/314310483 https://padlet.com/nickpestone/755w8l2kqaxi/wish/314317733 In 1485 Hernan Cortes was born. He was born in the location of Medellin Spain. As a kid he heard tales of Christopher Columbus. ]]> 2018-12-13 16:00:48 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/755w8l2kqaxi/wish/314317733 https://padlet.com/nickpestone/755w8l2kqaxi/wish/314703572 I the year 1509 Pizarro went on a expedition to the new world with De Ojeda. He lived on the Hispaniola for many years as a colonist. Then was later left in charge of San Sebastian. A doomed settlement founded by Ojeda.]]> 2018-12-14 15:56:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/755w8l2kqaxi/wish/314703572 https://padlet.com/nickpestone/755w8l2kqaxi/wish/314710596 Francisco Pizarro died on June,26 1541]]> 2018-12-14 16:12:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/755w8l2kqaxi/wish/314710596 https://padlet.com/nickpestone/755w8l2kqaxi/wish/315913813 Cortes grew up on a farm. He did not have any wealth so he grew up only  focusing on what he did not have more then what he did. So he turned out to be a really greedy person when he grew up.]]> 2018-12-19 16:04:39 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/755w8l2kqaxi/wish/315913813 https://padlet.com/nickpestone/755w8l2kqaxi/wish/315916225 Cortes conquered the Aztecs. They were defeated and there leader was killed or an Aztec threw a rock and it hit him in the head!]]> 2018-12-19 16:09:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/755w8l2kqaxi/wish/315916225 https://padlet.com/nickpestone/755w8l2kqaxi/wish/316203011 Cortes died on December,2 in 1547. He died when he was 62 when he died.]]> 2018-12-20 16:04:57 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/755w8l2kqaxi/wish/316203011