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Oct 31, 1451
Christopher Columbus being born
The day Christopher was born by his parents Susanna Fortanarossa and Domenico Colombo -
1465
His first journeys.
His first journeys as a teenager. -
1476
Christopher getting a job as a sailor
He got a job as a sailor and one day his ship got attacked by Pirates and it sunk -
1479
Christopher getting married
Christopher got married to a woman called Felipa Perestrella e Moniz. They lived together in Portugal. -
1480
Christopher’s first big voyages
He did his first large voyages. He sailed between Portugal and Iceland. -
1484
Christopher looks for sponsors
He wanted to come up with a new route from Europe to Asia, he asked for help from England and Portugal but they refused to help him. -
1485
Christopher moving to Spain
He was looking for money to help him find his new route so he decided to move to Spain. -
1491
Spain helps Christopher
Christopher went and asked the king and queen of Spain for help, they accepted. -
1492
Christopher sets sail
Christopher gathers up a convoy, the Santa Maria, the Pinta’ and the Nina’. They set sail to go West. -
1492
Christopher reaches Land
At first Christopher and his crew think that they have reached Asia, But they had actually made it to The West Indies, Which then led to America getting discovered.