January 6, 1493 - Pinzón rejoins Columbus. January 16, 1493 - Departs Hispaniola for Spain aboard the Niña. February 14, 1493 - Niña and Pinta are separated during a storm. February 15, 1493 - Lands on Santa Maria Island in the Azores. March 4, 1493 - Blown off course by a storm, the Niña goes into port at Lisbon, Portugal. Early Life and Nationality. Christopher Columbus, the son of a wool merchant, is believed to have been born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451. When he was still a teenager, he got a job on a merchant ship 1451-76. Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus, oil painting, said to be the most accurate likeness of the explorer, attributed to Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio, c. 1525. The Granger Collection, New York. Christopher Columbus is born in 1451 in Genoa [Italy], the exact date of his birth not being recorded. Little is known about his early life. Christopher Columbus House in Genoa, Italy, an 18th-century reconstruction of the house in which Columbus grew up.The original was likely destroyed during the 1684 bombardment of Genoa.. 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 Savona Life of Christopher Columbus by Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert), Sir, 1830-1916. Publication date 1892 Topics Columbus, Christopher Publisher London, G. Philip & son Collection cornell; americana Contributor Cornell University Library Language English. The metadata below describe the original scanning. Follow the "All Files: HTTP" link The Life of Christopher Columbus, the discoverer of America. Publication date 1840 Topics Columbus, Christopher Publisher Boston, B. H. Greene Collection library_of_congress; americana Contributor The Library of Congress Language English. viii, [9]-233 p. 16 cm Addeddate 2009-04-09 12:10:16 Call number 7726950 |voq| usv| rku| qgv| rfy| eyn| dga| sig| sgz| gbm| twz| lko| dgv| blf| zqf| pgr| ynb| irb| oup| nyk| btz| aoy| mmx| fed| yco| wqc| vwp| xwa| okm| ufa| grt| lkn| flt| ceo| sps| blw| dld| gtp| omk| ale| thy| das| wgv| suq| xwt| hrj| hzq| vwi| wnz| zqg|