Christopher Columbus

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Christopher Columbus

Finding Land

On October 12, 1492 land was spotted.

Fun facts

• In his original calculations, he thought that Asia would be 2,400 miles from Portugal. He was way off. It is actually 10,000 miles away! Not to mention the huge continent in between.

The winner was Rodrigo de Triana who spotted land from the crow's nest of the Pinta.

• Columbus brought horses to the new world on his second voyage.

Three Ships and a Long Voyage

He set sail on August 3, 1492 with three ships named the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.

Biography

Before the Voyage Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451.

More Voyages

He died thinking he had discovered a shortcut to Asia across the Atlantic Ocean.