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Columbus was born between August and October of 1451.
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In 1492 Columbus made his first voyage. He had three ships, The Nina, The Pinta, and The Santa Maria. Columbus was looking for a shorter way to get to India for trade. He sailed across the Atlantic and found land. He named it San Salvador.
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COlumbus sailed a second time, with 7 ships, to the West Indies. He went to find gold and slaves.
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Columbus explores the new places he found. He starts a colony on an island he called Hispanola.
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On his third voyage to the New World, Columbus becomes the first European to step foot in South America.
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On his last voyage, Columbus explorers the coast of Central America while searching for a passage to the Indian Ocean.
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Columbus dies in Vallodolid, Spain. He was 53 years old