Christopher+Columbus'+Fourth+Voyage

<Map of Columbus' Fourth Voyage Columbus made a fourth voyage, in search of a Westward Passage to the Indian Ocean. With his stepbrother Bartolomeo and his 13-year-old son Fernando, he left Cádiz, Spain, on May 12, 1502, with ships //Capitana//, //Gallega//, //Vizcaína//, and //Santiago de Palos//. If he could sail past the islands and far enough west, he hoped he still might find lands answering to the description of Asia or Japan. He struck the coast of Honduras in Central America and coasted southward along an inhospitable shore, where he was suffering terrible hardships, until he finally reached the Gulf of Darién. Attempting to return to Hispaniola, he was marooned on Jamaica. After his rescue, he was forced to abandon his hopes and return to Spain. Although his voyages were of great importance, Columbus died in relative neglect, having had to petition King Ferdinand in an attempt to secure his promised titles and wealth.