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In 1451, Christopher Columbus is born to Domenico Colombo, and Susanna Fontanarossa. He had 3 brothers, Giovanni Pellegrino, Giacomo and Bartolomeo, and one sister, Bianchinetta Columbus. -
As a young child, he was always so obsessed with the sea. He was always inspired by Marco Polo, Ptolemy, Paolo Dal Pozzo Toscanelli, John Mandeville, and Pierre D'Ailly. He always wanted to explore the sea. -
When Christopher Columbus was a teenager, he was still very fascinated with the sea and wanted to explore the sea. When he was 14, he began learning how to sail and later participated in many trading ships around Europe.