Who was Christopher

Columbus?
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Columbus was born in 1451 in Italy
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He lived in a seaport city
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His father was a weaver
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Columbus wanted to be a sailor
Columbus believed that if he sailed west he
would get to Asia, which he called the indies
It took Columbus several tries to get support
for his idea
Eventually the King and Queen of Spain
decided to fund Columbus' voyage to the
West
However, Columbus had conditions for the King and
Queen
Colombus wanted to be named governor of any new
lands he discovered and he wanted 10% of any wealth
returned to Europe along the new trade route with
Asia
On August 3, 1492 Columbus set sail
from Spain
He took three ships: the Nia, the
Pinta and the Santa Maria
On October 12, 1492 Columbus landed
in the New World