Full Definition of RANSOM. transitive verb. 1. : to deliver especially from sin or its penalty. 2. : to free from captivity or punishment by paying a price. â ranÂ·somÂ·er noun.See ransom defined for English-language learners.escue, deliver, redeem, ransom, reclaim, save mean to set free from confinement or danger. rescue implies freeing from imminent danger by prompt or vigorous action.
In any case, Columbus first landed on Guanahani, which Columbus renamed San Salvador; it was an island in what is now The Bahamas, but there is still uncertainty about which present-day island Columbus actually landed. 1  He also discovered the islands of Cuba and Hispaniola on his first voyage before returning home. Columbus' second voyage conisted of 17 ships that included groups of prospective new colonists. Columbus became the first European to sight and name many of the islands of the Caribbean, including the following: Montserrat; Antigua; Redonda Nevis; Saint Kitts
On May 20, 1506, the great Italian explorer Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid, Spain. Columbus was the first European to explore the Americas since the Vikings set up colonies in Greenland and Newfoundland in the 10th century. He explored the West Indies, South America, and Central America, but died a disappointed man, feeling he had been mistreated by his patron, King Ferdinand of Spain. Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451. Little is known of his early life, but he worked as a seaman and then a sailing entrepreneur. He became obsessed with the possibility of pioneering a western sea route to Cathay (China), India, and the fabled gold and spice islands of Asia.