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Christopher Columbuss
Christopher Columbus
Columbus
Out of all the many great explorers most people think of Christopher Columbus as the greatest. They think of him as the greatest because he was thefirst explorer to reach the Americas. He was one of the few early believers that the world was round. Throughout Columbus’s great life as an explorer he went on…
Christopher Columbus Opinion Research Paper
Christopher Columbus
Columbus
It is important to acknowledge the many faults of Columbus and not celebrate him. Despite being a fallible human, he made numerous mistakes and failed to learn from them. One of his major errors was his participation in the slave trade. When he first arrived in the Caribbean with his crew, Columbus captured six “Indians”…
Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
Columbus
Christopher Columbus whose real name is Cristoforo Colombo (Columbus is an Anglicized version ) was born in Genoa, Italy sometime between the month of August and September of the year1451. His father, Domenico, a weaver, and mother, Suzanna Fontanarossa Colombo, were both humble people. He was the oldest of five children ….
born | 1451, Genoa, Italy |
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died | May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain |
genre | Romance,Comedy,Drama |
description | Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas. |
children | Diego Columbus, Ferdinand Columbus |
quotations | “I’m telling you that India is that way, now set my course.” “Your Highnesses have an Other World here, by which our holy faith can be so greatly advanced and from which such great wealth can be drawn.” |
information | Buried: 1898, Catedral de Sevilla, Seville, Spain Spouse: Filipa Moniz Perestrelo (m. 1479) Parents: Domenico Colombo, Susanna Fontanarossa |