-
Oct 31, 1451
Birth
Chrostopher Columbus was Born in Genoa, Italy. His real rame was Cristoforo Colombo, but Christopher Columbus was the anglican version of his name. The father was Domenico Colombo, and the mother was Susanna Fontanarossa. -
Jan 1, 1465
His first voyage
Columbus was a teenager when he first set sail. -
Jan 1, 1476
His job as a sailor
Columbus was a teenager when he first set sail. -
Jan 1, 1479
Got Married
Christopher married a lady named Felipa Perestrella e Moniz -
Jan 1, 1484
Wanted to find a western route from Europe to Asia
He asked for help from Portugal and England but he was refused -
Jan 1, 1485
Moved to Spain
-
Jan 1, 1491
Spanish King and Queen give financial help to Comlumbus
-
Oct 12, 1492
Found America
Thought they had reached Asia but the found America. He promised gold to the man who found the land first. The one who first found the land was Rodrigo de Triana, but Columbus kept it all for himself. -
Jan 1, 1493
He becomes govenor of Sano Domingo
He was a terrible govenor, because he acted as a dictator. The king and queen of Spain arrested him -
Mar 1, 1493
Returned to Spain
Found nothing valueable in the bahamas, so he returned to Spain -
Sep 1, 1493
Columbus goes back to the Americas
Christopher Columbus goes back to the Americas and leaves some people there to set up a colony -
Jan 1, 1498
He goes back to America
He goes back to America but finds that his colony was a mess and Columbus got arrested for the colony's crimes -
Jan 1, 1502
Columbus set free
Columbus is found not guilty for crimes he was accused of -
Jan 1, 1505
He beleived that the land he found was next to Japan and China
He dies beleiving that his discovery was not big, but it was a small land near the east coast of Asia -
Jan 1, 1506
Columbus dies
Columbus dies after returning to spain -
Dec 1, 1537
After his death
His remains were sent to Santo Domingo in 1537. Later, they were sent back to Spain.
