by claire, abbie. personal background he was a merchant and a sailor he sailed at age 14 and traded...

By Claire, Abbie

Personal BackgroundHe was a Merchant and a SailorHe sailed at age 14 and traded goodsHe was born in Geona, Italy in 1451 He is a Christian and loves spreading his

religion He was named after saint Christopher

SponsorHis sponsor country is Spain

Motive’sHe wanted to spread his Christian religionHe thought god made him go spread his

religion because his name meant he spreads his religion to other people

Dates1484 Columbus asked queen Isabella and king

Ferdinand for money to go to the indiesHe left home to travel on August 3 1492 on the

Nina Pinta and Santa Maria to go to the indies and arrived in what is now the Americas

Route of ExplorationHe wanted to go to the indies but he ended up

in AmericaHe traveled across the Atlantic ocean on

three boats the Nina Pinta and the Santa MariaThey sailed south west past the canary island

impactHe brought his religion to AmericaHe found new landHe claimed the island for queen Isabella and

king FerdinandHe made a settlement

Fun factsColumbus sallied to trade goodsHe had a special talent for navigationHis parents named him after Saint

ChristopherHis name means he teaches other people

about gods name

Sourceshttp://theoldphotos.com/1-nephi-13-nina-pinta-santa-mari

a-2014/http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applications/i

maps/maps/g5s_u2/index.html

Famous explorers Christopher Columbus By: Tanya Larkin

Social studies Americas past