Christopher Columbus
Explorer and navigator
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration... Wikipedia
Born: 1451, Genoa, Italy
Died: May 20, 1506 (age 55 years), Valladolid, Spain
Place of burial: Faro a Colón, Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic and Catedral de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
Children: Diego Columbus and Ferdinand Columbus
Grandchildren: Cristóbal Colón de Toledo, Luis Colón, 1st Duke of Veragua, María Colón de Toledo, and more
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