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His background was Italian and Portuguese. His real name was Cristoforo Colombo. It is name is an original Italian name
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Christopher Columbus spoke 2 main languages. One having to be Spanish and the other one to be Italian.
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Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy. He was born in 1451, the exact date was October 31, 1451. The name Christopher means a religious.
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1476 he to shore after he sunk his ship. This was because they had a fight with someone on different ships. This was between 3 ships.
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Christopher Columbus did not originally discover America. He discovered it a second time. He planned to continue to sail until Asia but, he never made it.
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Christopher Columbus had 2 sons. Their names were Diego Columbus and Ferdinand Columbus. Diego Columbus killed his own father.
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Before America was called America it was called the new world. The person who originally discovered America is Leif Eriksson. Now everyone thinks that Christopher Columbus.
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He discovered the North America continent. This wasn't with other people, it was by himself. He did this on a ship.
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1479 he got married to Felipa Perestrella e Moniz. His wedding was in one of the 12 months of 1479. His wife had dark hair and very pale skin.
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Christopher Columbus died at Valladolid, Spain. He died on May 20, 1506. Christopher Columbus died because he was killed by his son.
