When was christopher columbus born

          When did christopher columbus die

        1. When did christopher columbus die
        2. What did christopher columbus discover
        3. Christopher columbus achievements
        4. Christopher columbus timeline from birth to death
        5. Christopher columbus first voyage

          6. Christopher columbus achievements!

          A Christopher Columbus Timeline

          The Early Years:
          1451Columbus is born in Genoa, the son of a prosperous wool merchant and weaver.

          By the age of 14, he takes to the sea.1476Columbus swims ashore after his ship is sunk in a battle with pirates off Portugal. He joins his brother Bartholomew, a cartographer, in Lisbon.1477-1484As a master mariner, Columbus makes merchant voyages as far as Iceland and Guinea.1479Columbus marries Felipa Perestrella e Moniz, daughter of a Portuguese nobleman.

          They settle on the island of Porto, near Madiera.1480Eldest son Diego is born.1484Columbus conceives of "The Enterprise of the Indies," but fails to convince King John II of Portugal to back the plan.

          Wife Felipa dies.1485Columbus moves to Spain, settling at Palos in Andalusia.1488Second son Fernando is born out of wedlock, to Beatriz Enriquez de Harana.1492/1/2Ferdinand & Isabela capture Granada, the last Moorish city in Spain.