Christopher+Columbus

= Christopher Columbus =

__ ** Personal Background Information ** __

Christopher Columbus (real name-Christoforo Columb o) a Genoese navigator and explorer was born in 1451 in Genoa, Italy. His father was Domenico Colombo, wool weaver who worked both in Genoa and Savona and who also owned a cheese stand at which young Christopher worked as a helper. Christopher Columbus became a sailor at the age of 14. Christopher's mother was Susanna Fontanarossa Bartolomeo, Giovanni, Pellegrino, and Giacomo were his brothers. In 1479/1480, his son Diego Columbus was born. Christopher found a mistress in Spain in 1487 named Beatriz Enriquez de Arana who was the mother of his second child Ferdinand Columbus. Columbus died in 1505 and was buried in the Dominican Republic. Columbus thought about wonderful adventures, which he called the "Enterprise of the Indies.” His voyages across the Atlantic Ocean led to discoveries of two continents that people in Europe didn’t even know existed.

__ ** Which country was he exploring for? ** __

Columbus dreamed of reaching the Indies by sailing west! Columbus thought the trip to the Indies west across the ocean would be much shorter than sailing around Africa. Christopher Columbus had high expectations, but no money. Columbus asked many people to pay for expeditions, but they refused. He didn’t give up! Finally the Spanish King and Queen agreed to pay for everything. Christopher Columbus had four voyages. Christopher's first and famous voyage was August 3, 1492 when he discovered America while he was loooking for a way to sail to Asia. He led an expedition of of three ships during his voyage: The Nina, The Pinta, and the Santa Maria. Columbus was sure he knew the way to Asia. His second voyage took place 1493 to 1496. On this trip he explored Cuba and disovered the islands of Jamaica, Guadeloupe, and Puerto Rico. On his third expedition Columbus sailed south to Trinidad and Venezuela. Columbus was the first European since the Viking Leif Ericsson to go to the mainland of America. On his fourth and last voyage Columbus sailed to Mexico, Honduras, and Panama (Central America) and Santiago, Jamaica. = = =__ A web address of his travels __= __ http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1033.html __

= = =__ What was his goal in exploring? __= = =

Columbus's goal was to receive funding and employment from wealthy people by finding better trade routes and establishing colonies along the way. The queen and king of Spain providing good employment for Columbus out on his quest, Columbus underestimated the Earth and never accompli shed the initial goals of positioning Spain productively in the price trade.

= = = = =__ What where the results of his exploring? __= = =

Columbus's voyages brought European awareness of the American continents in the Western Hemisphere. His expeditions also brought t rading and exploration rights divided between Portugal and Spain.

= = =__ Bibliography __= [] [] [] http:/www.library.thinkquest.org/4034/colubus.html

By: Kimika Jackson and Alyssa Cox

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