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Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451
His Father, Domenico Columbo was a wool weaver.
Christopher’s dream was to become a sea captain.
He studied geography books, the bible, Marco Polo’s writings and
Pierre d’Ally’s Picture of the World, to gather all the information
he could about the world.
He became a chart maker because he believed he world was a
sphere (round) instead of flat.
He wanted to find a shorter route to Asia.
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Mystery of
Columbus’
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• Married Dona Felipa
Perestrello in 1479.
• They had one son-Diego.
• Dona died shortly after
childbirth.
• Columbus then had a
relationship with
Beatriz Enrique. They
never got married, but
they had a son, named
Fernando, together.
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Mystery of Columbus’ Bones
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In May 1502, Columbus died and was buried
in the Spanish city of Valladolid.
His bones were then moved to Seville, Spain.
His son Diego was buried next to him.
Diego’s wife had both bodies later moved to
Santo Domingo on Hispaniola.
After the French took seize of Santo Domingo,
Columbus was moved to Havana, Cuba.
When Cuba became independent from Spain,
the body was then moved back to Seville,
Spain.
In Santo Domingo, they discovered that they
might have moved Diego’s body instead of
Columbus’. So in Columbus’ tomb it might
really be Diego and Columbus’ bones might
have been in Santo Domingo the whole time.
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Spanish Involvement
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Spanish Involvement
• Columbus wanted to find a quicker route to Asia and was
convinced that if he sailed west he would reach Asia (the “Indies”)
faster than traveling around the tip of Africa.
• Columbus went and asked King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of
Spain to help fund his trip.
• In 1492, several years after his appeal, he received the money for
the trip.
• The King and Columbus made a deal that Columbus would only
keep 10% of the wealth he brought back. Columbus also agreed to
spread the word of Christianity.
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Columbus’ Famous Ships
Columbus had many
ships, but the 3 that are
most famous are the
Pinta, Nina, and the
Santa Maria.
To learn more about
Columbus’ ships and
what life was like on the
ships, click on the
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Columbus’ Voyages
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Voyage #2
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Columbus’ First Voyage
– August 3, 1492 Columbus left Spain to
start his first voyage
– He took 3 ships: Santa Maria, Nina, Pinta
– On October 12, 1492 he discovered landthe island of San Salvador
– This is the date it is said that he
discovered the Americas
– Columbus claimed the islands
– The Santa Maria was destroyed on
December 24, 1942
– Columbus returned to Spain on the Nina
– Spain had a huge reception for Columbus
upon his return
– They named him “Admiral of the Sea”
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Columbus’ Second Voyage
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October 1493, Columbus left Cadiz
with a fleet of 17 ships carrying a
total of 1,500 colonists.
He discovered the Leeward
Islands, Jamaica and Puerto Rico.
The colonists he had brought to
Hispaniola just wanted gold and
were completely disorderly. Some
seized a ship and returned to
Spain.
Columbus left his brother
Bartholomew in charge of
Hispaniola while he returned to
Spain in 1496.
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Columbus’ Third Voyage
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In 1498, Columbus left for his 3rd
expedition.
He was forced to transport convicts to
be new colonists, because Hispaniola’s
conditions were not good and the
novelty of the new world was wearing
off.
In 1500, the King and Queen of Spain
sent an independent governor to
Hispaniola because of the terrible
conditions there under Columbus’ rule.
Columbus was taken back to Spain in
chains.
He was released later, but his public
support was growing wary.
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Columbus’ Fourth Voyage
• In 1502, Columbus gathered
four more ships to make
another voyage in attempt to
reestablish his reputation.
• He was hoping that if he sailed
far enough west he would find
Asian land.
• He struck the coast of Central
America.
• After suffering many hardships,
he returned to Spain with no
other choice, but to give up his
dream.
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COLUMBUS DAY
• First celebration of
the discovery of the
“New World” was in
1792, in New York.
• In 1937, President
Roosevelt proclaimed
every October 12th
as Columbus day.
• In 1971, Congress
declared it a federal
public holiday on the
second Monday in
October.
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