Christopher Columbus

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  • Oct 31, 1451

    Birth

    Columbus was born
  • Period: Oct 31, 1451 to May 20, 1506

    Christopher Columbus

  • Aug 3, 1492

    The First Trip

    Columbus set sail from Spain
  • Sep 25, 1493

    The Second Expedition

    Largest expedition, sailed with 17 ships and 1,200 to 1,500 men to find gold and capture Indians as slaves in the Indies.
  • May 30, 1498

    The Third Trip

    Columbus sailed farther south, to Trinidad and Venezuela. Columbus was the first European to set foot on the mainland of America.
  • May 9, 1504

    The Last Expedition

    Columbus sailed to Mexico, Honduras and Panama.
  • May 20, 1506

    Died

    He died in Valladolid, Spain. Columbus is buried in eastern Hispaniola (now called the Dominican Republic).