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        Christopher Columbus

Born: 1451

Died: 1506

He went a westerly route to the East, discovered Cuba, South America mainland, and the West Indies. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cover page info (picture, date of birth and death, where he sailed) – Probert Encyclopedia (9/20/05)

 

http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/cgi-bin/xphrase.pl?keyword=christopher+columbus

 

Inside right page info – Encyclopedia.com ((9/20/05)

 

http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/section/ColumbusC_VoyagestotheNewWorld.asp

 

Journal entry source – Mediveal Source book (http://www.fordham.edu) (9/20/05)

 

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/columbus1.html

 

Picture of First Voyages – Eyewittnesshistory.com

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/columbus.htm (9/20/05)

 

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Information on Christopher Columbus.

·            Born 1451 in Genoa, Italy.

·            Died 1506 in Valladolid, Spain.

·            Father: Domenico Colombo, a wool merchant

·            Mother: Suzanna Fontanarossa

·            Education as a child is not known, but since his father was a wool merchant, he would have most likely Italian Craft Guilds which offered a rudimentary amount of reading and writing.

Age 14, he served on numerous ships in various roles, which include messenger and common sailor. He had his first long voyage in 1474 when he was hired as a sailor for a ship bound for the Khios Island in the Aegean Sea. In 1478 Columbus married Felipa Perestrello e Monis who was the daughter of a well respected, yet poor, noble family. Soon after they were married, Christopher and Felipa joined the rest of the family back to Porto Santo. He died 4 years after last voyage in relative neglect.

·            1^st:  August 3, 1492. On Oct. 12^th, he landed on a small island in the Bahamas. Dec. 5^th, he reached Hisaniola.

·            2^nd: Oct., 1493. He discovered Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico.

·            3^rd: in 1498, reached landfall in Trinidad.

·            4^th: In 1502. Discovered nothing

 

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“Saturday, 20 October (1492). At sunrise we weighed anchor, and stood to the northeast and east along the south side of this island, which I named Isabela, and the cape where we anchored, Cabo de la Laguna; in this direction I expected from the account of our Indians to find the capital and king of the island. I found the coast very shallow, and offering every obstacle to our navigation, and perceiving that our course this way must be very circuitous, I determined to return to the westward. The wind failed us, and we were unable to get near the shore before night; and as it is very dangerous anchoring here in the dark, when it is impossible to discern among so many shoals and reefs whether the ground be suitable, I stood off and on all night. The other vessels came to anchor, having reached the shore in season.”

I think this is important because it points out that Christopher and his crew finally found land, which he named Isabela. It seems they didn't quite make it to the shore before nightfall, and Christopher is afraid that the anchor is not on steady ground. I bet they were all very happy since it took so long.