Christopher Columbus False Facts

July 3 2019
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To the people
Christopher Columbus was not the first person to sail the ocean blue in fourteen
hundred and ninety two

According to Biography.com:

Christopher Columbus Facts

Christopher Columbus (c. 1451 to May 20, 1506) was an Italian explorer
and navigator. In 1492, he sailed across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain
in the Santa Maria, with the Pinta and the Niña ships alongside, hoping
to find a new route to India.

Between 1492 and 1504, he made a total of four voyages to the

Caribbean and South America and has been credited - and blamed - for
opening up the Americas to European colonization.

When Was Columbus Born?

Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in the Republic of Genoa, part

of what is now Italy. In his 20s he moved to Lisbon, Portugal, and later
resettled in Spain, which remained his home base for the duration of his
life.

Christopher Columbus Facts

Christopher Columbus (c. 1451 to May 20, 1506) was an Italian explorer and
navigator. In 1492, he sailed across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain in the
Santa Maria, with the Pinta and the Niña ships alongside, hoping to find a new
route to India.

Between 1492 and 1504, he made a total of four voyages to the Caribbean
and South America and has been credited - and blamed - for opening up the
Americas to European colonization.

When Was Columbus Born?

Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in the Republic of Genoa, part of

what is now Italy. In his 20s he moved to Lisbon, Portugal, and later resettled
in Spain, which remained his home base for the duration of his life.

Christopher Columbus Facts

Christopher Columbus (c. 1451 to May 20, 1506) was an Italian explorer and
navigator. In 1492, he sailed across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain in the
Santa Maria, with the Pinta and the Niña ships alongside, hoping to find a new
route to India.

Between 1492 and 1504, he made a total of four voyages to the Caribbean
and South America and has been credited - and blamed - for opening up the
Americas to European colonization.

When Was Columbus Born?

Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in the Republic of Genoa, part of

what is now Italy. In his 20s he moved to Lisbon, Portugal, and later resettled
in Spain, which remained his home base for the duration of his life.

Christopher Columbus Facts

Christopher Columbus (c. 1451 to May 20, 1506) was an Italian explorer and
navigator. In 1492, he sailed across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain in the
Santa Maria, with the Pinta and the Niña ships alongside, hoping to find a new
route to India.
Between 1492 and 1504, he made a total of four voyages to the Caribbean
and South America and has been credited - and blamed - for opening up the
Americas to European colonization.

When Was Columbus Born?

Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in the Republic of Genoa, part of

what is now Italy. In his 20s he moved to Lisbon, Portugal, and later resettled
in Spain, which remained his home base for the duration of his life.

Christopher Columbus Facts

Christopher Columbus (c. 1451 to May 20, 1506) was an Italian explorer and
navigator. In 1492, he sailed across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain in the
Santa Maria, with the Pinta and the Niña ships alongside, hoping to find a new
route to India.

Between 1492 and 1504, he made a total of four voyages to the Caribbean
and South America and has been credited - and blamed - for opening up the
Americas to European colonization.

When Was Columbus Born?

Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in the Republic of Genoa, part of

what is now Italy. In his 20s he moved to Lisbon, Portugal, and later resettled
in Spain, which remained his home base for the duration of his life.

Christopher Columbus Facts

Christopher Columbus (c. 1451 to May 20, 1506) was an Italian explorer and
navigator. In 1492, he sailed across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain in the
Santa Maria, with the Pinta and the Niña ships alongside, hoping to find a new
route to India.

Between 1492 and 1504, he made a total of four voyages to the Caribbean
and South America and has been credited - and blamed - for opening up the
Americas to European colonization.
When Was Columbus Born?

Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in the Republic of Genoa, part of

what is now Italy. In his 20s he moved to Lisbon, Portugal, and later resettled
in Spain, which remained his home base for the duration of his life.