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BORN : Genoa, Italy * 1451

MARRIED : Felipa Perestre Moniz

CHILDREN : Diego and Ferdinand

DIED : Valladolid, Spain * May 20, 1506

VITAL STATISTICSVITAL STATISTICS

Columbus’s signature and Coat of Arms

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSCHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSFirst Voyage * August 3, First Voyage * August 3,

14921492Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain. He arrives in the West Indies and lands on the island of San Salvador on October 12, 1492.

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSCHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSSecond Voyage * September 25, 1493Second Voyage * September 25, 1493

Columbus set sail from Cadiz, Spain. He explores the islands of Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Hispaniola.

He returns to Spain in June 1496.

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSCHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSThird Voyage * May 30, 1498Third Voyage * May 30, 1498

Columbus leaves from Sanlucar,

Spain. He finally lands on the mainland of

South America. (Present-day

Venezuela)

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSCHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSFourth Voyage * May 9, 1502Fourth Voyage * May 9, 1502

Columbus leaves on his final voyage from Cadiz, Spain. Columbus investigates the

Central American Coast. He sails along the coasts of what are now Honduras, Nicaragua,

Costa Rica, and Panama.

THE HIGH VOYAGETHE HIGH VOYAGEAt the narrowest part of the

isthmus of Panama, Columbus heard stories that a large body of water laid a few days’ march across the mountains. Because of his failure to investigate these

stories, Columbus missed the chance to become the first European to see the Pacific

Ocean.

True or False: True or False: Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus

was born in 1451.was born in 1451.

So what do you know…So what do you know…

From what country did From what country did Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus

leave when he first leave when he first came to America?came to America?

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Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus explored the islands of explored the islands of Jamaica, Puerto Rico Jamaica, Puerto Rico

and Hispaniola during his and Hispaniola during his _______ journey._______ journey.

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On his third journey, On his third journey, Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus landed in what South landed in what South American country?American country?

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On his fourth journey, On his fourth journey, he explored the he explored the

coastline of _______coastline of _______America?America?

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Columbus missed the Columbus missed the chance to become the chance to become the first European to see first European to see

what?what?

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