Christopher Columbus
By Ally Callahan
background on Christopher Columbus
christopher was born in genoa {located in italy today}
~ little is known about his childhood. he was well-educated because he was able to speak several languages as an adult and had knowledge of classical literature.
~Columbus first took to the sea when he was 14 years old and this continued throughout his younger life.
~1476 he was attacked by privateers off the coast of portugal, his ship was burned and he had to swim to shore.
~ 1479 he met his brother in lisbon & later got married.
~1780 he had a son and the family lived in libson until his wife died. and then he moved to spain and their he made an effort to win a grant to let him explore the western trade routes
~1488 his second son was born with Beatriz Enriquez de Arana.
~1492 the monarchs agreed to finance his expedition & columbus left Spain in the Santa Maria, with the Nina & pinta along side.
discoveries and achievements
~ embarked on his first voyage and set sail with three ships called the pinta,nina & maria & 104 men
~1493 he set sail on his second voyage with 17 ships and almost 1’200 men.
~the same year his crew saw land and discovered Dominica, Guadeloupe & Jamaica islands.
~1495 columbus named the colony of Santo Domingo & conquered the island Hispaniola.
~1496 he set sail back to spain & reached Cadiz after five months.
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
how did he impact the world?
he discovered more of the world & that the world is not flat it is round
he was the first european to explore the New World
he was an influence to other explorers.