CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

By khanh linh

fact

Christopher Columbus was born in 1451.

Hes born in Genoa in Italy.

Hes died in 1506

family

Hes father name is Domenico colombo and hes mother name is Susanna Fontanarossa.

He also had 3 younger brother name Bartolomeo,Giovanni,Pellegrino and Giacomo.He also had a sister name Bianchinetta

.In 1479 Christopher Columbus married a noblewoman called Felipa

Perestrello Moniz.

In 1480 Christopher Columbus and Felipa have a son called Diego Colon.

In 1485 his wife Felipa dies of consumption

In 1486 Columbus marries Dona Beatriz Enriquez de Arana from Cordova in Spain

In 1488 Christopher and Dona Beatriz Enriquez have a son name Ferdinand.

traveling The family moved to Savona and Christopher Columbus travelled the seas

as a pirate, or Privateer, attacking ships belonging to the Moors

In 1476 Christopher Columbus swims ashore when his ship is sunk in a battle off Portugal

In 1477 Christopher Columbus joined his brother Bartholomew in Lisbon to work as a cartographer

In 1484 Christopher Columbus needed help from the king of Portugal to enable him to search for a trade route to the Indies

In 1486 Columbus petitions his plans to the Spanish court but is refused any patronage 

In 1488 Columbus submits his plans to King Henry VII of England and King Charles VIII of France but again his plan was refused

In 1491 Columbus again subits his plans to King Ferdinand of Spain but he refused again!

Finaly in 1492 King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain finally agree and provide for christopher columbus

Christopher Columbus then travel around the world starting in august in 1492 up to 7th November in 1504

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