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Sep 29, 1451
Birth
September 29,1451 in Genoa,Italy to a christian household. To Susanna Fontanarossa and Domenico Colombo, later to have many other siblings. -
Jan 1, 1477
1st Voyage
1477 he sailed to Iceland and Ireland as a merchant and bought lots of sugar in Madeira. -
Jan 1, 1478
Marrige
1479 he met and married Felipa Perestrello e Moniz. A member of an impoverished noble Portuguese family. Their son, Diego, was born in 1480. -
Jan 1, 1485
Death of wife
Felipa died in 1485, and Columbus took as his mistress Beatriz Enríquez de Harana of Córdoba, and had his second son, Ferdinand. Columbus also convinced Queen Isabella and the King to finance his voyage. -
Oct 12, 1492
2nd Voyage
Columbus discovers Bahamian islands and Americas. Christopher Columbus named an island San Salvador but mostly referred to it as “Guanahani.” Although a passenger aboard the Pinta spotted it, Columbus still took credit and decided to give the money to himself. -
Oct 28, 1492
3rd Voyage
Christopher Columbus finds yet another landfall, Hispaniola. Many died on the way to discover this.He found gold here, and became very rich. Later to be hated by natives for being used as slaves. -
Feb 1, 1504
Last Days
Columbus spent the last 18 months of his life unhappy, often having a restless mind summoning for the money and namesake he deserved. His loving family took care of him to his final days. -
Mar 4, 1504
Return to Spain
The ships Pinta, Santa Maria, and Nina arrive in Lisbon, Portugal soon to return to Spain. In this portrait, Christopher Columbus bows down to Queen Isabella and King Diego as of his return to Spain. -
Mar 4, 1504
Sickness
Among Columbus’s return, he comes down with a poor health condition; Reiter's syndrome. Being sick in bed at 53 waiting relentlessly for Queen Isabella to give him her position. -
May 20, 1504
Death
On May 20th 1504, the great italian explorer: Columbus said goodbye and died in Valladolid, Spain as a very disappointed, mistreated man. He had accomplished much in life and “discovered” our home today.
