Innledning
Christopher Columbus is a renowned explorer whose life is shrouded in mystery. Born Cristobal Columbus in Genova, Italy, between August 26 and October 31, 1451, he grew up in poverty.
His father, Domenico Columbo, worked as a woolens merchant, and his mother, Susanna Fontanarossa, was the daughter of a woolens merchant. Columbus had three younger brothers, Bartolomeo, Giovanni Pellegrino, and Giacomo, and a sister named Bianchinetta.
Innholdsfortegnelse
The voyage to America
Utdrag
Christopher Colombus left with three small ships on august 3. in 1492. He boarded Santa Maria. The others were named Niña and Pina.
The direction was set to the Canari Islands, where they stayed for a couple of days. Then they sailed to the Atlantic Ocean. Colombus told the sailors to stay close to some specific islands of which they had knowledge.
They sailed for many weeks, day and night. Colombus boarded his ship almost all the time. He didn’t sleep much.
The mood at the ship began to get bad and the sailors were scared. What if they never would come home again? The sailors began to look for any sign of land.
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