Christopher Columbus English

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Christopher columbus english. Christopher columbus italian cristoforo colombo spanish cristóbal colón born between august 26 and october 31 1451 genoa italy died may 20 1506 valladolid spain master navigator and admiral whose four transatlantic voyages 1492 93 1493 96 1498 1500 and 1502 04 opened the way for european exploration exploitation and colonization of the americas. His real name in italian was cristoforo colombo. In 1492 columbus landed on an island of the bahamas the first european to do so his initial goal was to find a quicker route to asia from europe. As a teenager christopher went to sea travelled extensively and.

In 1492 1493 1498 and 1502. La santa maría the saint mary alternatively la gallega was the largest of the three ships used by christopher columbus in his first voyage across the atlantic ocean in 1492 the others being the niña and the pinta her master and owner was juan de la cosa a man from santoña cantabria operating in south spanish waters requisitioned by order of queen isabella and by contract with. Christopher columbus 1451 1506 was a genoese trader explorer and navigator he was born in genoa italy in the year 1451 christopher columbus is the english version of columbus s name. He was born between 25 august and 31 october 1451 in the territory of the republic of genoa now part of modern italy though the exact location remains disputed.

His most famous was his first voyage commanding the ships the nina the. The name christopher columbus is the anglicisation of the latin christophorus columbus his name in ligurian is cristoffa corombo in italian cristoforo colombo and in spanish cristóbal colón. Christopher columbus is an anglicization of his real name given to him in genoa where he was born. He wasn t the first european to cross the atlantic the norse viking leif eriksson did it in 1000 a d.

Christopher columbus never set out to prove the earth wasn t flat because pythagoras and aristotle had done it nearly 2 000 years earlier. See why he is one of the most famous explorers in all of h. The explorer christopher columbus made four voyages across the atlantic ocean from spain. Christopher columbus was an italian explorer and navigator.

He is cristóbal colón in spanish and kristoffer kolumbus in swedish for example.