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Columbus was born Cristoforo Columbo in Genoa, Italy in 1451 to Domenico Columbo and Suzanna Fontanarossa.
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In his childhood he had little to no education as a kid, He never wrote in Italian but did learn to read and write in Spanish and Portuguese.
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Columbus set off in 1476 for Flanders and England, but his vessel was sunk by French privateers. He landed with no money in Portugal and was taken in by one of many Genoese living in Lisbon.
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In 1479, Columbus married Felipa Perestrello e Moniz.
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In 1480 Columbus and his wife had a boy named Diego.
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Around 1485 Columbus asked the king of portugal if he can create a trading route for spices across india, when the King said no he eventually went to Spain.
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n April 1492, King Ferdinand V and Queen Isabella I of Spain agreed to sponsor the expedition. On the first voyage, Columbus commanded three ships: the Santa Maria, the Pinta, and the Niña. After they depart they found Guanahaní, an island in the Bahamas, Columbus renamed the island San Salvador and claimed it for Spain. The expedition also landed on Cuba and Española.He left 40 men before returning to Spain to a happy welcome in 1493.
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Coumbus died on May 20, 1506 in Valladolid.
