Christopher Columbus By dennisn19411 Jan 1, 1451 Christoper Columbus was born Jan 1, 1484 Columbus asks Portugal for money to find a western route to the East Indies Jan 1, 1492 Columbus gets money from Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand to sail West Aug 3, 1492 Columbus sails West from Spain Oct 12, 1492 Columbus lands on the Bahamas and names it San Salvador May 20, 1506 Columbus died at the age of 55