In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue! This is an alphabetical word list with all sorts of vocabulary associated with Columbus Day, celebrated on the second Monday in October.
1
1492
A
admiral
America
anniversary
Asia
astrolabe
Atlantic Ocean
Azores
B
Bahamas
C
Canary Islands
captain
captain's log
capture
caravel
Caribbean
carrack
cartographer
celestial navigation
Christopher Columbus
colony
compass
continent
crew
crow's nest
Cuba
cultural exchange
current
D
dead reckoning
discover
E
East Indies
easterly
empire
Europe
expedition
explore
explorer
F
Ferdinand and Isabella
fleet
Fourteen hundred ninety-two
G
Gallega
gold
governor
H
Haiti
Hispaniola
I
Iberia
India
Indians
Indies
indigenous
indigenous peoples
island
Italian
Italy
J
Jamaica
journey
K
King Ferdinand
L
land
landfall
latitude
league
legacy
Lisbon
log
longitude
M
map
mast
N
native
navigate
navigation
New World
Niña
North America
O
ocean
October
Old World
P
Pinta
Pinzón
Portugal
provisions
Q
quadrant
Queen Isabella
R
return
rigging
route
S
sail
sailing ship
sailor
San Salvador
sand glass
Santa Clara
Santa Maria
sea
seafaring
seamen
set sail
ship
slave
Spain
Spanish Empire
spices
storm
T
Taino Indians
trade route
trade winds
transatlantic
travel
trip
V
venture
vessel
voyage
W
West Indies
Western Hemisphere
world
world map