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Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus

NAME:NAME: ChristopherChristopher Columbus Columbus

OCCUPATION:OCCUPATION: Explorer Explorer

BIRTH DATE:BIRTH DATE: c. c. October 31, 1451 October 31, 1451

DEATH DATE:DEATH DATE: May 20, May 20, 1506 1506

PLACE OF BIRTH:PLACE OF BIRTH: Genoa, Italy Genoa, Italy

PLACE OF DEATH:PLACE OF DEATH: Valladolid, Spain Valladolid, Spain AKA:AKA: Cristoforo Cristoforo

Colombo Colombo AKA:AKA: Cristóbal Colón Cristóbal Colón

Christopher Columbus’s Christopher Columbus’s shipsships

• The NinaThe Nina

• The PintaThe Pinta

• The Santa MariaThe Santa Maria

• This is a picture of the This is a picture of the Nina.Nina.

The NinaThe Nina

• The Nina was the smallest of the The Nina was the smallest of the fleet. The length is about 15 meters, fleet. The length is about 15 meters, keel length 12 meters, beam 5 keel length 12 meters, beam 5 meters, and depth 2 meters.meters, and depth 2 meters.

The PintaThe Pinta

• The pinta was the The pinta was the fastest of the three fastest of the three ships. The pinta ships. The pinta was built in 1441.was built in 1441.

Facts about Columbus Facts about Columbus

• He promised gold He promised gold to whoever found to whoever found land first. Rodrigo land first. Rodrigo de Tirana was the de Tirana was the first to find land first to find land but however he but however he didn’t get the didn’t get the reward.reward.

Haven't found a new world.Haven't found a new world.

Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus thought he found a thought he found a passage way to Asia passage way to Asia but he actually but he actually found the Americas. found the Americas. And because of this And because of this he was the he was the laughingstock in laughingstock in Europe.Europe.

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