Columbus By mklio Period: Oct 31, 1451 to May 20, 1506 Columbus May 1, 1476 Army convoy He took part in a army Convoy Jan 19, 1479 In 1479 or 1480, his son Diego Columbus was born Christopher_Columbus Dec 20, 1479 Went to see his Brother Bartolomeo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus Dec 20, 1482 Between 1482 and 1485, Columbus traded along the coasts of West Africa, reaching the Portuguese trading post of Elmina at the Guinea coast Dec 20, 1492 1st Voyage Dec 20, 1492 2nd voyage Dec 20, 1498 3rd Voyage Dec 20, 1502 4th Voyage May 20, 1506 Death