Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus is the explorer who is credited for discovering America.

Time line of Christopher Columbus

1451-10-31 23:06:57

christopher was born

Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, present-day Italy

1477-01-01 01:33:02

Marriage

Columbus married a Portuguese woman, Felipa Moniz Perestrelo, in 1477.

1478-01-01 01:25:11

Siblings (brothers)

Christopher Columbus had 3 younger brothers and one sister .

1492-01-02 20:39:01

Isabella and ferninad

Ferdinand & Isabela capture Granada, the last Moorish city in Spain. Columbus finally gets financial backing from the Spanish monarchs.

1492-08-15 08:22:48

columbus sets sailing

Columbus set sail with three ships; The Pinta' the Nina' and The Santa Maria. Christopher sailed on the Santa Maria.

1492-10-12 10:40:45

landfall

Christopher and his crew made landfall. They thought they had reached Asia but they were wrong; they had reached the American continent.

1492-10-29 21:21:36

cuba

Christopher arrives to Cuba.

1498-05-30 14:57:16

Third Voyage of Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus left Spain with six ships. They landed in South America while on this voyage.

1500-01-01 14:57:16

columbus childs

Christopher Columbus had 2 sons, Diego and Fernando.

1502-05-09 21:36:16

COLUMBUS LAST VOYAGE

Columbus was found not guilty for the crimes he was accused of. The king of Spain agreed to pay for one last voyage to America'but again Columbus didn't find a way to Asia or any treasure.

1505-06-29 09:02:38

rescued

Crew rescued from Jamaica after more than a year on the island.

1506-05-20 00:00:00

COUMBUS DIED

Christopher Columbus returned to Spain where he passed away in Valladolid (Spain)

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