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Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451. He loved the sea. He became a sailor when he was fifteen years old.
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Columbus swims ashore after his ship is sunk in a battle with pirates off Portugal.
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Columbus marries Felipa Perestrella e Moniz, daughter of a Portuguese nobleman.
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Columbus presents his plan to journey west to the Indies to King John II of Portugal but his plan is rejected. His wife Felipa dies.
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Flagship Santa Maria sinks off Hispaniola. Columbus founds La Navidad.
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Christopher Columbus arrives at the new city of Santo Domingo on Hispaniola. Columbus resumes his role as governor of the colony.
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Christopher Columbus is arrested and sent home in chains.
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Christopher Columbus dies at Valladolid.
