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Life of Christopher Columbus

By alise Mcginnist

birth

christopher columbus was born on oct 31, 1451

October 31 1451

growing up

growing up columbus was iraised in Genoa Italy. he started monestary school in which he learned latin and mathematics and ended school at 14 years old.

growing up

family

columbus' father was a wool weaver, goat keeper, and mine merchant. his mother was suzanna Fontanarossa

family

how he got into voyages and sailing

columbus' father encouraged him to start sailing so he did. he went on his first voyage was in the 15th century ordered by his first job, the spinolas

first voyage

Wife

wife

he met Felipa Perestrello Moniz, whom he married in 1479

Voyages

1485 A.D

Between 1480 and 1485, Columbus made several voyages to the Canary Islands and the Azores. By the 1480’s, the Portuguese had invented the caravel, a fast, sturdy ship that was better at sailing against the wind than traditional vessels were.

Columbus finding america

discovery of the U.S

n 1492, he encountered islands in the Caribbean Sea. Until that time, Europeans and Native Americans had not been aware of each other’s existence. During his four voyages westward, between 1492 and 1504, Columbus explored the Caribbean region and parts of Central and South America.

death

christopher columbus died on may 20th 1506

1506 A.D

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