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 * ==**__Christopher Columbus__ **==

media type="file" key="Graeme and Cassidy.wmv" || || __**Early life**__

Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 between August 25 and October 31 in Genoa, Italy. He died in 1506; he might have died from Reiter’s syndrome. He had 5 siblings, 2 brothers and 3 sisters, Columbus was the oldest. His wife was Felipa Perestrello Moniz. She died in 1484 or 1485. In the mid 1470's was Christopher Columbus' first documented voyage. He sold and made maps with his brother as a kid.

__**Voyages**__

Columbus' first voyage was 1492 to 1493. He had 90 men and 3 ships, the Pinta, the Niña, and the Santa Mariá. His second voyage had 1200-1500 men and 17 ships. He left in September 25, 1493, from Cádis, Spain. In 3 weeks he reached Hispamiola. On Columbus' 3rd voyage he departed from Sanlúcar, Spain, and went from May 30, 1498 to October 1500. He had 6 ships. His forth voyage was 1502 to 1504. He went to Mexico, Honduras. Columbus died on his forth voyage and is now buried in Hispaniola. which is now called the Dominican Republic.

**__Purpose__**

The purpose for his first voyage was to find a route to Asia. The second to forth were to colonise the places he found.

__**Problems**__

Here are some troubles Columbus faced. King John the second king of Portugal didn't think the world was round and decided not to sponser him. He broke the Santa Mariá on a reef neer Cap-Haiten now Hati. Columbus didn't know the cicumfrence of the Earth. He didn't Know about the Americas. He thought the natives were Indians. The 40 men he left after his first voyage died. First voyage the Niña and the Pinta were seperated because of a storm. He was sent to court for hanging Spanish rebels at the found islands. || **__Historical Contributions__**

Here are some historical contributions Colombus made. 'Columbus started the search for new lands, riches, slaves and different routes to Asia. He fond the Americas. He found many wonders making more explorers to come to get some of them. Columbus thought the world was round. He thought is you sailed west enough he would eventually reach Asia. This inspired many other explorors to do so.


 * __Events__ **

Here are some notable events Colombus had. He was the governer general of found islands. He came back froom his third voyage in chains. colombus has a holiday namd after him. Colobus is buried in eastern Hispaniola. ||
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__** Sources and References **__

Encyclopedias [|www.worldbookonline.com]

Websites [|www.enchantedlearning.com]  Books Dyson, John __Westward with Colombus__ Missiauga: Random House, 1943 Clarke, Fiona. __Columbus and the new world.__ Italy: Simon & Schuster young books, 1993

Pictures [|maps.pomocnik.com/.../] [|www.mrberlin.com/7th/ Exploration/Columbus.ppt]  [|www.muslimheritage.com/topics/default.cfm?Art...] [|www.humanities-interactive.org/.../ columbus.htm]