Here, he married Doña Felipa Perestrello e Moniz and had two sons Diego and Fernando.Ĭhristopher Columbus owned a copy of Marco Polo’s famous book, and it gave him a love for exploration. 1 After one of his ships wrecked off the coast of Portugal, he decided to remain there with his younger brother Bartholomew where he worked as a cartographer (mapmaker) and bookseller. He eventually left his father’s business to join the Genoese fleet and sail on the Mediterranean Sea. Christopher became an apprentice in his father’s wool weaving business, but he also studied mapmaking and sailing as well. He had three brothers: Bartholomew, Giovanni, and Giacomo and a sister named Bianchinetta.
His parents’ names were Dominico Colombo and Susanna Fontanarossa. Never actually accomplishing this mission, his explorations mostly included the Caribbean and parts of Central and South America, all of which were already inhabited by Native groups.Ĭhristopher Columbus was born in Genoa, part of present-day Italy, in 1451. The purpose for his voyages was to find a passage to Asia by sailing west. But what did he actually discover? Christopher Columbus (also known as (Cristoforo Colombo Cristóbal Colón ) was an Italian explorer credited with the “discovery” of the America’s. We know that In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
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