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Oct 31, 1451
Birth
Columbus was born -
Period: Oct 31, 1451 to May 20, 1506
Christopher Columbus
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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).