Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus – the man who didn’t discover America.

Christopher Columbus was an explorer, navigator and colonist of Italian origin, who was a catholic, and although he was not the first to discover America, he is notable for bringing America to the attention of the Europeans.
Christopher Columbus was born in Italy, but his exact birth date is unknown, and is said to be between the 31 October, 1450, to 30 October, 1451.
‘Christopher Columbus’ is spelt ‘Cristoforo Colombo’ in Italian, ‘Cristóvão Colombo’ in Portuguese and ‘Cristóbal Colón’ in Spanish.
According to Christopher Columbus’ texts, his first experience at sea was when he was young, between 10 to 13 years old.
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, catholic monarchs of an area that became part of Spain, agreed to finance four voyages that Christopher Columbus made to and from the Americas, between the years of 1492 and 1503, although he didn’t arrive home from his last voyage until November 1504, after being stranded for a year on the island of Jamaica.

Christopher Columbus was approximately 54 when he died on 20 May, 1506, in Spain, possibly from ongoing illness and arthritis.
Christopher Columbus is honoured by a Columbus Day, held in October each year, and is celebrated throughout Spain, and much of North and South America.
Christopher Columbus has been featured on many postage stamps, with two billion manufactured in 1893 for the 400th anniversary of his landing on American soil.
Christopher Columbus was not featured in any known primary artwork of his time, and therefore there is no accurate depiction of his appearance, though he has been the subject of many art pieces, from sculptures to paintings.
Christopher Columbus married Filipa Moniz Perestrelo, daughter of the governor of the Portuguese island, Porto Santo, and had a son named Diego, although she is said to have died when Diego was young, and Columbus later had a son with Beatriz Enriquez de Arana, named Ferdinand.
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