Christopher Columbus Information

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Christopher columbus information. He is cristóbal colón in spanish and kristoffer kolumbus in swedish for example. By karin lehnardt senior writer. 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. 74 interesting christopher columbus facts.

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. Quick facts name christopher columbus birth date c. October 31 1451 death date may 20 1506 did you know. The explorer christopher columbus made four voyages across the atlantic ocean from spain.

Published november 11 2016 updated august 12 2019. 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. In just a few minutes you ll have all the trivia you need to know about history s most famous explorer with these 17 interesting facts about christopher columbus. Columbus estimated the earth to be a sphere and the distance between the canary islands.

His most famous was his first voyage commanding the ships the nina the. 1450 51 may 20 1506 was born in the republic of genoa italy although the exact location of his birth is not known with certainty.