Christopher

Columbus
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Columbus

Vital facts
His voyages facts
1rst voyage
1rst voyage facts
2nd voyage
3rd voyage
4th voyage
Columbus day
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Columbus

Vital facts
Christopher Columbus was a European
navigator, colonizer and explorer.

Born in Genoa, Italy, 1451.

Married with Felipa Moñiz, who died in 1485.
Lived with Beatriz Enríquez de Arana, from 1487.
Had two children: Diego and Ferdinand.
Died in Valladolid, Spain, May 20, 1506.

Columbus’ signature
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His voyages facts Columbus

His navigation plans were first

rejected by John II, King of
Portugal.
Tried to explore a new route to
the Orient (Spice Islands).
Sent by Queen Isabella and
King Ferdinand of Spain.
Would become Governor of any
lands discovered. Columbus before the Queen and King after a voyage

Kept 10% of wealth discovered.

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1rst Voyage
August 3, 1492

Columbus set sail from

Palos, Spain. He arrived
in the West Indies and
landed on the island of
San Salvador, Bahamas,
on October 12, 1492.
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1rst Voyage Facts Columbus

A crew of about 90 men.

Three ships: the Pinta, the Niña and the Santa Maria.
The Santa Maria, at 100 feet in length, was the largest
of the three ships.
The Niña and the Pinta were 70-foot caravels.
Columbus had to ration food and drink.
On October, 10 the crew mutinied
because of the difficulties to travel.
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2nd Voyage
September 25, 1493
Columbus set sail from
Cadiz, Spain. He explored
the islands of Jamaica,
Puerto Rico, and Hispaniola.

He returned to Spain in June

1496.
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3rd Voyage
May 30, 1498
Columbus left
from Sanlucar,
Spain.

He finally landed
on the mainland of
South America.
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4th Voyage
May 9, 1502

Columbus leaves on his

final voyage from Cadiz,
Spain. Columbus
investigates the Central
American Coast. He sails
along the coasts of what
are now Honduras,
Nicaragua, Costa Rica,
and Panama.
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Columbus Day
Columbus Day honours the day Christopher
Columbus discovered America.
The official holiday falls on October 12.
The first Columbus Day celebration was held in
New York City in 1792 - the city celebrated the
300th anniversary of the landing.
Columbus Day has been celebrated annually
since 1920.
Many countries in the New in the New World
also celebrate October 12 as the anniversary
of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas.