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Christopher Columbus

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492

Christopher Columbus

  • Born:1451 genoa italy
  • Died: May 20 1506  Valladolid, Spain
  • Full name: Cristoforo Colombo
  • Spouse:  Filipa Moniz Perestrelo
  • Children:  Diego Columbus, Ferdinand Columbus

How many children did columbus have?

  • Columbus had two children they were both boys. 
  • The two childrens names were Diego Columbus, Ferdinand Columbus 

Pros

  • He traveled around the Atlantic and proved that the earth was round.
  • He was tireless courageous hero who discovered the world

cons

  • He almost never got to make his historic journey
  • He was a cheapskate
  • He was a great captain, but a terrible governor