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Aug 1, 1451
Christopher Columbus was born
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Jan 1, 1465
Columbus began to explore the seas
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Jan 1, 1479
Columbus married Filipa Moniz Perestelo
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Jan 1, 1480
Their son Diego is born
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Jan 1, 1485
Filipa died and Columbus and Deigo left their home to pursue a grant for a voyage.
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Apr 1, 1492
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella consent Columbus to pursue his voyage
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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus and his crew set off on their first voyage
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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus lands in the present day Bahamas
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Mar 15, 1493
Columbus concludes his first voyage by returning to Spain
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Sep 23, 1493
Columbus sets off on his second voyage
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Jul 16, 1496
Columbus concludes his second voyage
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May 30, 1498
Columbus embarks on his third voyage
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Oct 1, 1500
Columbus is sent back to Spain imprisoned
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Nov 1, 1500
Columbus is released from prison
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May 11, 1502
Columbus sets off on fourth and final voyage
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Jun 1, 1504
Columbus arrives back in Spain after a year in Jamaica
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May 20, 1506
Columbus dies and is buried in Valladolid, Spain
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Jan 1, 1537
The remains of Columbus are moved to a Santo Domingo Cathedral
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Remains are moved again to Havana, Cuba
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Remains are moved to Seville where they lie today
