PowerPoint based on a play by Lope De Vega called "Discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus. The PowerPoint covers Act 1 and Act 2 of the play.

1. Discovery of the New World
by Christopher Columbus

2. Lope Felix de Vega y Carpio
November 25, 1562 - August 27, 1635
Spanish playwright, poet, novelist and marine
● Key figure to the Spanish Golden Age of Baroque
literature.
● Wrote The Dog in the Manger, Punishment Without
Revenge, and The Dance Teacher.
● Known to be an very intelligent refer to learning Latin
and Spanish at five years old.
● People stating “Es de Lope” to refer that that thing was
excellent.

3. Christopher Columbus October 31, 1451-May 20, 1506
Explorer
● Born in Genoa, Italy.
● On August 3, 1492, he set off on his journey from
Spain with 100 men in three ships.
● Landed in the American continent on October 12,
1492.
● He named the Indigenous People “Indians” because he
thought he landed in the “Indies” in Asia.
● Completed four voyages and was the first to discover
the Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Central America, and
the Northern Coast of South America.

4. ACT 1 & 2
● Christopher Columbus tries to convince
and ask for support to the King of
Portugal and England.
● Christopher Columbus gains permission
form King Ferdinand to discover the
“New World”.
● Approaches to the promised land.
Indigenous begin to question them.

5. Act 2 cont. & 3
● Have gifts to the Indigenous and treats
them nicely.
● Indigenous people voluntary pick up the
Spaniard’s Christian practices.
● Christopher Columbus returns to Spain.