cristobal colon

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  • Oct 31, 1451

    Birth

    Birth
    He was born in Genoa.
  • 1453

    The fall of the Eastern Roman Empire

    The fall of the Eastern Roman Empire
    Held by the Ottoman Turks,after the capture of Constantinople.
  • 1476

    Heading to England

    Heading to England
    the ship of Christopher Columbus was wrecked in a battle between merchants.
  • Period: 1479 to 1480

    Cristóbal Colón got married

    With Mrs. Felipa Moniz,hija del colonizador de las islas Madeira, Bartolomeu Perestrelo.
  • 1480

    In the marriage

    In the marriage
    Had only one son, Diego Colón.
  • Period: 1483 to 1485

    Portugal

    Christopher Columbus offered his project for the first time to King Juan II of Portugal.
  • Period: 1484 to 1486

    Fernao Domingues

    Madeira Fernao Domingues do Arco was named captain of a land he claimed to have discovered to the west, and Ferdinand van Olmen obtained permission to sail from the Azores to the west to explore and conquer.
  • Period: 1484 to 1492

    Monastery of La Cartuja

    Colón frequented the monastery of the Cartuja in Seville.
  • 1485

    He lived in Portugal until...

    He lived in Portugal until...
    As agent of the house Centurione de Madeira.
  • 1486

    rejected his project

    rejected his project
    He was received, thanks to the courage of Hernando de Talavera, by Queen Isabel, to whom he laid out his plans.
  • 1491

    Real camp

    Real camp
    Columbus arrived at the royal camp of Santa Fe de Granada. His project was submitted to a new board, convened by the queen, but again rejected.
  • 1492

    Activity as a cartographer

    Colon earned his living occasionally by making nautical charts. The houses also recounts that, sailing along Cuba was drawing a map of the coast.
  • Oct 12, 1492

    America

    America
    He is famous for having made the discovery of America.
  • 1493

    Colon four trips to the Indies

    On the first trip sailed from the port of Palos and passing through the Canary Islands
    On the second voyage he departed from Cádiz, coming out of iron and coming to Guadalupe Island
    On the third voyage he sailed from Sanlúcar de Barrameda, making a stopover in Cape Verde
    On the fourth voyage, he left Sevilla and arrived in Spain
  • 1506

    Testament

    One day before his death in Valladolid, Christopher Columbus wrote his will before Pedro de Inoxedo, the Clerk of the Chamber of the Catholic Monarchs. He left his son Diego Colón, his brother Bartolomé Colón and Juan de Porras, treasurer of Biscay, as Testamentary and Fulfillers of his last will.
  • 1506

    Death, burial and subsequent transfers

    Cristóbal Colon died in Valladolid, presumably due to complications arising from a drop or arthritis suffered for years.
  • 1507

    Made four trips

    Made four trips
    to the Indiesdenomination of the American continent until the publication of Martin Waldseemüller's Planisphere.
  • 1509

    San Francisco Convent

    It was initially buried in the convent of San Francisco in Valladolid and, subsequently, its remains were transferred to the chapel of Santa Ana in the monastery of La Cartuja in Sevilla
  • 1523

    Santo Domingo Cathedral

    On the wish of his son Diego Colón, he arranged in his will that both his remains and his father's were moved and buried in the Cathedral of Santo Domingo.
  • 1536

    Monastery Carthusian de Santa María de la Cuevas

    María de Toledo moved the remains as the Virreina asked the monks of the monastery Carthusian de Santa María de la Cuevas de Sevilla to deliver the remains of both admirals