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Oct 31, 1451
Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy
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Period: Oct 31, 1451 to May 20, 1506
Columbus's Birth and Death
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Sep 23, 1479
Gets married.
A nobleman's daughter becomes the wife of Christopher Columbus. -
Dec 6, 1480
Columbus has a son named Diego with Felipa.
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Sep 28, 1485
Columbus, now a widower, relocates to Spain.
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Dec 7, 1488
Has another son.
He has another son who is born to a woman named Beatriz De Harana. -
Aug 13, 1492
Coumbus starts his first expedition
He had his first expedititonin search of a new part of the world with financial support from the king and queen of spain. -
Oct 10, 1492
A man on board sees a glimpse of land.
A member of his crew sees a glimpse of the new world for the first time. -
Dec 13, 1492
Columbus arrives at Hipaniola.
Columbus arrives at Hispaniola and later that month a ship in his fleet called the Santa Maria is lost to sea. -
Feb 27, 1493
Columbus spots Santa Maria Island.
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Mar 14, 1493
The Pinta and the Nina arrive in Spain.
His two remaining ships the Pinta and the Nina arrive back in Spain. -
Sep 2, 1493
Columbus starts his second expedition.
Columbus' second expedition of ships sails out of Cadiz, Spain. -
Nov 1, 1493
Columbus finds his way to Hispaniola.
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Sep 16, 1504
Aftter his third expedition, Columbus is back in Spain.
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Oct 30, 1506
At the age of 55, columbus dies in Valladolid, Spain.