Columbus2

// Columbus 2 By:Marco &Isabelle //

//__**Early Life**__// **//Christopher Columbus was born in 1551 in Genoa Italy. He was born into a family of limited means. As he was young he used to hang out with mariners that where much older than him.//** **In 1476 Christopher Columbus had taken a job as a salior off the southern coast of Portugal. Then when,the enemy came into site the fight broke out. the fight lasted for hours. There ship was shot several times and the men started to jump into the water. Finally when Columbus washed to shore, near Lagos he was treated with great kindness. The people who found him told him to make his way to Lisbon many Genoese live there.** __**Why his voyages where important**__ **Columbus's voyages where important because Columbus believed sailing west across the ocean he would reach India but he didn't know that there was another continent in the way of the path to India called North America. But Columbus thought he was in India.** **//__Where he Explored__//** **//He went out in search for Asia. But before he could do that the Europeans believed that sailing west to asia was a dangerous route and would prove fatal for the voyager. He also explored Hispaniola, Cuba, and the Canary Islands. His second voyage began in September 1493. In October that year he and 1,000 men left the Canary Islands. During this voyage Columbus made a policy that later became known as genocide. During his third voyage that began in May, Columbus explored the Gulf of Paria and traveled to the Chacachacare and Margarita Islands.//**

//__**Sailed For**__// = = //__**Fun Facts**__// **1. Christopher Columbus made 4 voyages in 1492-1504.** **2. He used to call himself Christopher Colan after he settled in Spain in 1485.** **3. Columbus has his own day,it is on October 12.** **4. When Columbus was well enough he traveled north to Lisbon.** **5. He was joined by his younger brother Bartolomeo.** media type="custom" key="11273098" align="center"
 * Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer,he sailed for King Ferdinand 2 and Queen Isabella of Spain. On Columbus's first trip he lead 3 tall ships the Nina, the Pinta, and the Sainta Maria .He sailed for spain all though he was Italian . He had 2 sons and a wife. He also had a brother named Bartolomeo .**

//**Wikipedia**// //**Harcourt Horizons Social Studies book**// //**History.com**// **//Christopher Columbus book The Life of a Master Navigator and Explorer//** **//Answer.com//** **//Buzzle.com//**
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