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
Columbus first took to the sea when he was 14 years old and this continued throughout his younger life. During the 1470s, he went on numerous trading trips that took him to the Aegean Sea, Northern Europe, and possibly Iceland. In 1479, he met his brother Bartolomeo, a mapmaker, in Lisbon.