CHRISTOPHER+COLUMBUS

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS 

I studied Christopher Columbus. He was a very brave, curious and smart explorer. He is best known as the discoverer of America. Columbus was also one of the most important European explorers.  He was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451. His father was a weaver. Columbus went to school, but always wanted to sail. He went on a few voyages and realized that this was his life’s dream. He was a Roman Catholic and was married to Filipa Moniz Perestrelo and together they had two children Diego and Fernando.  Columbus completed four round trips to the Americas. He sailed for Spain. He was hired by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. Columbus believed that he had found a new route to India. He was the first to sail west across the Atlantic. He was very brave. On his first voyage he had 3 ships. The ships were called the Nina, the Pinta and Santa Maria. He discovered the island of Hispaniola and started a colony. During Christopher Columbus’s forth voyage it didn’t go as planned and he was shipwrecked on Jamaica and needed to be rescued. Christopher Columbus was a great explorer. Columbus never became rich from his voyages. He needed to fight for honor and money the rest of his life. He died alone and in debt. It is a very sad story. By, Caitlin Houghton