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Oct 31, 1451
The Birth of Christopher Columbus
Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy. -
Oct 31, 1451
Into the World
Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy. -
Aug 3, 1492
The First Journey
Columbus sets sail with his crew on The Nina, The Pinta, and the Santa Maria, (Christopher sailing on the Santa Maria), in hopes of finding Asia. -
Aug 3, 1492
The First Journey
Columbus sets sail on his first big voyage on the ships Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria. Columbus sailed the Santa Maria. -
Oct 12, 1492
Land Is Spotted
Land is sighted and they found what they thought was India, but they were wrong, and it turned out to be America. -
Jan 16, 1493
The Return Home
Columbus sails the coast of what is now called the Bahamas, before returning home to Spain empty-handed/with nothing valuable. (Once again, ignore the day.) -
Sep 4, 1493
The Return to America
Columbus sets out on a journey to return to America and other places along the way. He was meant to bring back any valuables he could find. He succeeds in getting to America, but doesn't succeed in finding valuables. Sadly, he went back home to Spain. His brothers, however, stayed behind in America with a bunch of colonists. (Ignore the day; it wasn't told.) -
May 30, 1498
Back to America... Again.
Columbus was paid enough money to make a third trip to America, making other stops along the way of course. When he arrived, he was greeted with the fact that his brothers' colony was a mess and his brothers were arrested for his crimes. He was also arrested in 1500 and later found not guilty of the crimes he was accused of. Then he returned Spain once again. -
May 20, 1506
The End of His Life
Columbus died on May 20, 1506 due to rheumatism, years bad food, and many exposure to foreign illnesses. His body is held in a tomb in Seville, Spain.
