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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 and colonization of the Americas. His expeditions were the first known European contact with the Caribbean … See more
BornBetween 25 August and 31 October 1451 · Genoa, Republic of Genoa
Died20 May 1506 (aged 54) · Valladolid, Castile
SpouseFilipa Moniz Perestrelo · (m. 1479; died 1484)
ChildrenDiego · Ferdinand
Early life
Columbus's early life is obscure, but scholars believe he was born in the Republic of Genoa between 25 August and 31 October 1451. His father was Domenico Colombo, a wool weaver who worked in Genoa and … See more
Quest for Asia
Under the Mongol Empire's hegemony over Asia and the Pax Mongolica, Europeans had long enjoyed a safe land passage on the Silk Road to India, parts of East Asia, including China and Maritime Southeast Asia, which wer… See more
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