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By Claire, Abbie
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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
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SponsorHis sponsor country is Spain
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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
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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
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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
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impactHe brought his religion to AmericaHe found new landHe claimed the island for queen Isabella and
king FerdinandHe made a settlement
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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
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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