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Columbus was born in Geona, Italy
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Columbus at the age of 10-11 started to have and intrest in ships, and not in his dads craft, Sheep sheering
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Columbus presents his planes of going to find a new western passage to the king of portugal, King John II
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Colombus was rejected by spain all through the 1490's because of his risky plans and bad timing.
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This was Columbus's First voyage to try to find a trade route. instead he found the "new world"
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This is columbus's second Voyage trying to find a direct water rout west form Erope to Asia. This voyage started by leaving the port of Cadiz with 17 ships and 1,200 men
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left Sanlucar,Spain for his third trip to the new world, and also look for a passage to continental Asia
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Columbus travled on his ship, Santa Maria. He travled to the Moroccan coast to rescue some portugues soldiers.
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Columbus landed on Puerto Castilla and spent 2 months exploring Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica
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the santa Maria was sunk near the modern day Hati due to its enormus size and weight. it couldnt manuver around in the shallow waters.
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Columbus died at the age of 55 in Valladolid, Spain
