By Claire, Abbie
Personal Background He was a Merchant and a Sailor He sailed at age 14 and traded goods He was born in Geona, Italy in 1451 He is a Christian and loves spreading his religion He was named after saint Christopher
Sponsor His sponsor country is Spain
Motive’s He wanted to spread his Christian religion He thought god made him go spread his religion because his name meant he spreads his religion to other people
Dates 1484 Columbus asked queen Isabella and king Ferdinand for money to go to the indies He left home to travel on August on the Nina Pinta and Santa Maria to go to the indies and arrived in what is now the Americas
Route of Exploration He wanted to go to the indies but he ended up in America He traveled across the Atlantic ocean on three boats the Nina Pinta and the Santa Maria They sailed south west past the canary island
impact He brought his religion to America He found new land He claimed the island for queen Isabella and king Ferdinand He made a settlement
Fun facts Columbus sallied to trade goods He had a special talent for navigation His parents named him after Saint Christopher His name means he teaches other people about gods name
Sources maria-2014/ maria-2014/ ons/imaps/maps/g5s_u2/index.html ons/imaps/maps/g5s_u2/index.html Famous explorers Christopher Columbus By: Tanya Larkin Social studies Americas past