how do you say led by christopher columbus?

Question

I am trying to say the spanish expedition, led by Christopher Colombus, started the colonization

Answer 1

could you say llevó por Christopher Columbus?

Try dirigir (headed, directed) rather than llevar.

Cristóbal Colón would be the Spanish version of his name; for my clarification would you need preterite or imperfect or more context to tell? - Stadt, Oct 5, 2010

Either is possible, but usually led=preterite was leading=imperfect. - 0074b507, Oct 5, 2010

Thanks, this is what I am studying right now, so I am at the basics of it - Stadt, Oct 5, 2010

Answer 2

Welcome to the forum. We're a learning site, so we encourage people to try it themselves first. The dictionary here is quite good, and the translator will get you started. You can post your best guess and we'd be happy to go over it.

llevo por Christopher Columbus? - kingc3434, Oct 5, 2010

Answer 3

Encabezar also works. Either way, I think in this sentence would be a good place to use the past participle as an adjective.

La expedición española, dirigida/encabezada por Cristóbal Colón, puso en marcha la colonización.

Nice example. - 0074b507, Oct 5, 2010

Answer 4

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llevo por Christopher Columbus? - kingc3434, Oct 5, 2010

Answer 5

could you say llevó por Christopher Columbus?