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Christopher was born in Genoa.
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Columbus was a teenager when he first set sail.
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Christopher married a lady named Felipa Perestrella e Moniz. They lived in Portugal.
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Christopher Columbus made his first big voyages. He sailed between Portugal and Iceland.
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Columbus wanted to make a new voyage; he wanted to find a western route from Europe to Asia. He asked for help from Portugal and England, but he was rejected.
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After looking for financial support to sail west, Columbus moved to Spain.
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In 1491, Columbus asked for financial help from the king and queen of Spain. They said yes.
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In August 1492, Columbus set sail with three ships; the Pinta, the Nina, and the Santa Maria. Christopher sailed on the Santa Maria.
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In October, 1492, Christopher and his crew made landfall. They thought they had reached Asia, but they were wrong; they had reached the America.
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In September 1943, Columbus returned to the Americas looking for treasure, but again he came home empty-handed. His brothers stayed in America with a handful of colonists.
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Spain paid for Columbus to go back to America for a third time. When he arrived he found his brothers' colony was horrible and he was arrested for their crimes.
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Christopher Columbus returned to Spain where he passed away.