Christopher Columbus

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  • Aug 13, 1451

    Birth

    Christopher Columbus was born between August and October in Geona, 1451
  • Period: Aug 13, 1451 to May 20, 1506

    Christopher Columbus's Lifespan

  • Sep 22, 1465

    His first journeys

    Christopher Columbus first sets sail and falls in love with sailing.
  • Mar 10, 1476

    His firs sailing job.

    Christopher Columbus gets his first sailing job. He was even attacked and had his ship sunken by pirates once!
  • Apr 9, 1479

    He gets married

    Christopher Columbus got married to a woman called Felipa Perestrella e Moniz. they had then decided to live in Portugal to start a family.
  • Jun 14, 1480

    Columbus's Voyages

    He goes on his first big voyages and sailed between Portugal and Iceland.
  • Feb 1, 1484

    Columbus Looks For Sponsers

    Christopher Columbus wants to find a western route to India and after going to Portugal and England for funds and being denied, he goes and moves to spain.
  • Aug 4, 1491

    Columbus Gets Funds

    Columbus had then asked the king and quen if they would fund his trip. They said yes.
  • Aug 10, 1492

    Columbus goes off to Sea

    Columbus set sail with three ships; the Pinta' the Nina' and the Santa Maria. He had sailed on the Santa Maria.
  • Oct 30, 1492

    He Reaches Land

    After about three months of sailing, he finally reached land, but instead of reaching India, he reached The Americas.
  • Mar 10, 1493

    Columbus returns to Spain

    He had returned allong the soon to become Bahamas and told Spain all about the Americas.
  • Sep 12, 1493

    Columbus returns to the Americas

    On a search for treassure, Christopher Columbus had returned to the Americas. He had then came back empty handed and some of his fellow colonists stayed back in the Americas.
  • Apr 11, 1498

    He goes back a third time

    When he had reached the Americas, all of the villages were areck and Columbus was charged for the crimes.
  • Feb 2, 1502

    Columbus was found guilty

    After being found not guility and returned home, columbus had set sail one more time in order to find any treasure. he had come back empty handed that same year.
  • May 15, 1506

    Christopher Columbus dies

    After returning to Spain, he had passed away in his own home.