As everyone knows, being in the car for 10 minutes is not a big deal â but a 10 hour drive will suck the life out of you. That means we all use time to understand distance. Buffalo is an hour away from where I live in Rochester. New York City, however, is 5 1/2 hours.
Columbus' intention was to reach the Indies, this is actually how  Indians A.K.A. native Americans received their names.Columbus  thought they were from the Indies so he calâ¦led them Indians.   His purpose for going to the Indies was to prove that their was a  faster route that Spain could use to trade with them.
Columbus used this ship as his flagship and was completely decked up with the flags of Columbus. While exploring it struck a reef on the day of Christmas in 1492, so the crew celebrated the day by abandoning ship and building a fort with its timbers. As soon as this ship sank Columbus returned to Spain with Nina and Pinta.