Christopher Columbus
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Renaissance
- Categories: Discovery, Exploration, Geography
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Ships, Naval History, Explorers
- Curriculum: Italian History, Renaissance History, American Pre-Colonial History (to 1606), Spanish/Portuguese History
Article abstract: Columbus’ discovery of America was the first recorded transatlantic voyage. It led directly to Europe’s colonial settlement and exploitation of the New World, and it altered the course of history.
Early Life
Christopher Columbus’ father, Domenico, was a wool weaver and gatekeeper in Genoa. In 1470, he moved his family to nearby Savona, where he worked as an innkeeper. Christopher Columbus (in Spanish, Cristóbal Colón) was the eldest of five children, of whom Bartolomé and Diego played a large part in his life. Christopher had...
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