Christopher Columbus

Columbus was born

Mar 14, 1451

Christopher Columbus was born in 1451. He was born in Genoa, Italy. His father was Domenico Colombo and his mother was Susanna Fontanarossa. He always wanted to be a sailor.

First Journey

Sep 24, 1465

In 1465 was his first journey. Christopher Columbus was just a teenager when he first set sail. He was only 15 year old.

A Sailor

Jun 12, 1476

Christopher Columbus was a sailor. Columbus started to work on being a sailor in 1476. Once his ship was actually sunk from pirates.

Marriage

Nov 16, 1479

Christopher columbus gets married in 1479. Christopher married a lady named Felipa Perestrello e Moniz. They lived in Portugal.

First Voyage

Feb 22, 1480

Christopher Columbus made his first big voyages. He sailed between Portugal and Iceland. This was in 1480

Next Voyage

Oct 5, 1484

Columbus wanted to make a new voyage in 1484; he wanted to find a western route from Europe to Asia. He asked for help from Portugal and England but he was refused.

Moved to Spain

Apr 20, 1485

In 1485, Christopher Columbus moved to Spain. Columbus moved to spain looking for financial support to sail west.

Sailing the Ocean Blue

Aug 3, 1492

In August, 1492 Columbus set sail with three ships; the Pinta, the Nina, and the Santa Maria. Christopher sailed on the Santa Maria.

Landfall!!

Oct 12, 1492

In October, 1492 Christopher Columbus and his crew made landfall. He and the crew thought they reached Asia but they were wrong; they had reached the American continent.

Death of Christopher Columbus

May 20, 1506

In 1506, Columbus reached Spain where he soon passed away. He died from Congestive heart failure.