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Christopher Columbus

(1451-1506)

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Name: Christopher Columbus

Names in Other Languages:

Cristoforo Colombo (Italian)

Cristóbal Colón (Spanish)

Cristóvão Colombo (Portuguese)

Christophorus Columbus (Latin)

Born: Between August 22 and October 31, 1451

in Genoa, Republic of Genoa, in present-day Italy

Died: May 20, 1506 (aged 54), at Valladolid, Crown of Castile, in present-day Spain

 

Family:

Wife: Filipa Moniz Perestrelo (c. 1455-1485)

Mistress: Doña Beatriz Enriquez de Arana (1467-1521)

Children:

Sons: Diego Columbus and Ferdinand Columbus

Father: Domenico Colombo

Mother: Susanna Fontanarossa

Brothers: Bartolomeo, Giovanni Pellegrino and Giacomo

Education: Apprenticeship as business agent for the important Centurione, Di Negro and Spinola families of Genoa

Published Works:

The Four Voyages: Being His Own Log-Book, Letters and Dispatches with Connecting Narratives.. (Penguin Classics)

Book of Privileges (1502),

Book of Prophecies (1505)

 

Occupation: Navigator and Explorer for the Monarchs of Castille (Spain) (1492-1504), Governor-General of the Indies (1492-1500)

 

Sources:

The Columbus Navigation Homepage: Examining the History, Navigation, and Landfall of Christopher Columbus

Columbus---a thinkquest page on Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus Biograpnhy

Christopher Columbus--Wikipedia biography of Columbus

 

 

 

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Family

Family:

Wife: Filipa Moniz Perestrelo (c. 1455-1485)

Mistress: Doña Beatriz Enriquez de Arana (1467-1521)

Children:

Sons: Diego Columbus and Ferdinand Columbus

Father: Domenico Colombo

Mother: Susanna Fontanarossa

Brothers: Bartolomeo, Giovanni Pellegrino and Giacomo

Religion:

Roman Catholic

Books By Christopher Columbus

 

 

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Links and Resources on Christopher Columbus

 The Columbus Navigation Homepage: Examining the History, Navigation, and Landfall of Christopher Columbus

 

Columbus---a thinkquest page on Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus Biograpnhy

Christopher Columbus--Wikipedia biography of Columbus

 

 

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