1. Christopher Columbus:  By: Karley Solorzano

2. Personal Background: Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in Genoa, off the coast of Italy As a child, Columbus Read about the travels of Marco Polo His father was a wool Merchant and he had a brother named Bartholomew Before being an explorer, he was a sailor at age 15 He died in May 20th, 1506

3. Motives: Christopher Columbus wanted to explore because he wanted to prove that he could get to Asia quicker by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean

4. Sponsor: Christopher Columbus tried to find someone to pay for his voyage to Asia, but the kings of Portugal, France, and England turned him down Finally after almost 13 years, he convinced Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain to pay for his voyage They gave him 3 ships named the Pinta, Nina, and the Santa Maria, and about 90 men, but Columbus had to bring back riches

5. Route of Exploration: TTTTo get to Asia, Christopher Columbus headed southwest across the Atlantic Ocean

6. Impact: When Columbus and his crew landed at the island, Columbus claimed the land for Spain and called it San Salvador which means, “ Holy Savior” They were greeted by friendly people which he called,” Indians” because he thought he had reached the East Indies He captured some Indians as prisoners

7. Dates: On August 3 rd, 1492 Christopher Columbus left Spain with his three ships On the early morning of October 12 th,1492 one of Columbus’ men spotted an island with white beaches and dense green forests About 6 months later, in September 1493 Columbus returned to the Americas Later on, he went on 3 more voyages

8. Fun Fact: Christopher Columbus was originally buried in Spain but his remains were moved to Santo Domingo and then back to Spain Weird!!!!!! Weird!!!!!! THE END