Created by: Javier Jiménez JiménezCreated by: Javier Jiménez JiménezAnd Alberto García RuízAnd Alberto García Ruíz

• Christopher Columbus was born in Christopher Columbus was born in Genoba (Italy) in 1451. His parents were Genoba (Italy) in 1451. His parents were Domenico Colombo and Susanna Domenico Colombo and Susanna Fontanarrosa. In his youth he loved marine Fontanarrosa. In his youth he loved marine life.life.

• In the 1470, came to Portugal In the 1470, came to Portugal where he married and had a son where he married and had a son named Diego. In this country he named Diego. In this country he wenton various maritime wenton various maritime expeditions. Colon was then propose expeditions. Colon was then propose this to find a sea route to China and this to find a sea route to China and India across the Atlantic.India across the Atlantic.

• By not getting the support of the By not getting the support of the Portuguese crown he moved to Spain Portuguese crown he moved to Spain where he won the backing of Queen where he won the backing of Queen Isabella of Castile. After signing the Isabella of Castile. After signing the capitulation of Santa Fe (April 17, capitulation of Santa Fe (April 17, 1492) organized his expedition in 1492) organized his expedition in search of the Far East by sailing search of the Far East by sailing West.West.

• On his first trip to the island On his first trip to the island Guanahani arrived, their ships were Guanahani arrived, their ships were the Pinta, Niña and Santa Maria the Pinta, Niña and Santa Maria (October 12, 1492) he called it San (October 12, 1492) he called it San Salvador and he explored the island Salvador and he explored the island of Cuba which he named Jane, and of Cuba which he named Jane, and came to the island Santo Domingo came to the island Santo Domingo that she calls the Spanish. On this that she calls the Spanish. On this island fortress built the Christmas island fortress built the Christmas and returned to Spain thinking he and returned to Spain thinking he had reached islands off the Asian had reached islands off the Asian continent. continent. 

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• Columbus went on three more Columbus went on three more expeditions: on his second voyage expeditions: on his second voyage he explored the Lesser Antilles, he explored the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico and Jamaica on the third, Puerto Rico and Jamaica on the third, he discovered the island Trinidad and he discovered the island Trinidad and the mouth of the Orinoco River on the mouth of the Orinoco River on the fourth, he discorvered the coast the fourth, he discorvered the coast of Central America. of Central America.

• Until the end of his days in Until the end of his days in Columbus insisted that he had Columbus insisted that he had reached the Asian continent. He died reached the Asian continent. He died in Valladolid in 1506, unaware that in Valladolid in 1506, unaware that he had discovered a new continent. he had discovered a new continent.