Christopher Columbus was born in ________ in _________ _______. His education was ________, and he went to sea around the year _____ as a teenager. 1451 Genoa, Italy limited 1470 In 1476, he had shipwrecked off the coast of __________. Soon after he joined his brother Bartolomeo as a ______________ in Lisbon. Portugal cartographer

He sailed to ___________ in 1477 and a year later he worked as a ___________ for the firm Centurioni. Iceland merchant Columbus married a woman of a noble _____________ family and had a son. Portuguese He spent the years between 1482 and 1485 trading along the _________________________ West African Coast

In 1485 Columbus’s wife died of a _________ and he moved to _________, where he met a woman from a noble family, and they had a son. disease Spain During his time in Portugal, Columbus heard stories of sailors trying to reach ________ by sailing west. He hoped to make a voyage like that himself. Asia

At the time, sailing west to reach Asia was a big idea At the time, sailing west to reach Asia was a big idea. Not because many people still thought the Earth was ________, but because they did not know how big Earth really was! flat After proposing an expedition across the _________ to the rulers of many countries, most of them told him no! But he finally was given funding from the King and Queen of _________. Atlantic Spain

Spain supplied the ships the ______, the ______, and the _______ _______. ‘Nina’ ‘Pinta’ ‘Santa Maria’ Columbus and his fleet left for the _________ Ocean, in September ______. Atlantic 1492 He and his crew had been at sea for 5 weeks when, on October 12th _____, they landed in an Island Columbus named ______________. 1492 San Salvador

Columbus sailed on to ________, then to present day _________, where, on Christmas day, the Santa Maria ran aground and was _____________. Cuba Haiti wrecked Columbus established a small settlement on Haiti called ____ _________. It consisted of ___ men and a fort made of the timber from the wreck. La Navidad 39

In January _____, Columbus headed back to Spain aboard the _________, which was separated from the Pinta, and finally returned home in _________. 1493 Nina March In September, Christopher Columbus left on a second voyage with a fleet of more than ___ ships, and over 1500 men. (one of whom was _____________________) 16 Juan Ponce de Leon

In November 1493, he and his fleet neared an island, which Columbus named _____________. Dominica He sailed past the island and toward his settlement, ____ _________. On arrival, he found that his small fort had been destroyed and the men had been killed. He created a new settlement and named it ____ ________. La Navidad La Isabela

On February 2nd _____, Columbus sent a fleet of 12 ships back to Spain, full of ______, slaves, and _______. The fleet also delivered news of the lost settlement at La Navidad. 1494 riches spices On March 10th _______, Columbus left his two brothers in charge of ____ ________, and set sail for Spain. 1496 La Isabela

Columbus left for his 3rd voyage with 6 ships, three of which were sent to the _______________ with supplies. He left in 1498. settlement Columbus and his three ships headed towards present day _______ _________, and, he realized at the time the he had discovered a new ______________. South America continent

When Columbus reached the settlement, he found a __________ had taken place, and he attempted to regain control in a way that included ___________. rebellion executions Spain got wind of the problem and sent men to ____________. It was decided that Columbus and his family were at fault and they were __________. investigate arrested

Columbus was released and was permitted to go on another voyage, but he was replaced as governor by, ________ ___ _________. Nicolas de Ovando With his brother, son, and a fleet of 4 ships, Columbus resumed his search for a passage to _______, exploring the ____________ and mainly __________. India Caribbean Panama

He had attempted to set up a fort in _________, but was stopped by an attack by hostile __________. Panama natives Columbus’s ships were badly damaged and when he had landed on present day ___________. The ships were useless and he found himself a ____________. Jamaica stranded Two crewmen successfully canoed to ____ _________, to find help for the Columbus. La Isabela

Finally help arrived in June _____, and soon Columbus was sailing back to Spain. 1504 During his final years, Columbus felt _______________, and poorly ___________. He asked the king over and over again to be reward for his ______________ but he never was. He died in 1506. unappreciated rewarded discoveries

Christopher Columbus lived and died in Spain. Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy. Christopher Columbus was shipwrecked in Portugal.

First voyage- 1493-1493 Second voyage- 1493-1496 Third voyage- Fourth voyage- 1493-1493