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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.

Christopher columbus india. Cnn in 1492 columbus sailed the ocean blue. In 1492 1493 1498 and 1502. 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. On the same day he landed at marie galante which he named santa maría la galante.

Currier and ives print of italian explorer christopher columbus 1451 1506 landing in the west indies on october 11 1492. This region shared comm. His most famous was his first voyage commanding the ships the nina the. After sailing across the atlantic ocean italian explorer christopher columbus sights a bahamian island believing he has reached east asia.

His expedition went ashore the same day and claimed the. In addition the expedition saw the construction of the first ship in the americas the santa cruz or india. Columbus wanted to travel to china and india. On november 3 1493 christopher columbus landed on a rugged shore on an island that he named dominica.

Indo european trade through the incense route spice trade and the maritime silk road has been a key trade route for millennia. Christopher columbus was an italian explorer and navigator. Columbus wanted to find a new route to india china japan and the spice islands. 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.

If he could reach these lands he would be able to bring back rich cargoes of silks and spices. In 1492 he sailed across the atlantic ocean from spain in the santa maria with the pinta and the niña ships alongside hoping to find. Columbus knew that the world was round and realised that by sailing west instead of east around the coast of africa as other explorers at the time were doing he would still reach his destination.