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Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Explorer, navigator, and colonizer

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Birthdate
January 1, 1451
Birthplace
Genoa
Genoa
Date of Death
May 20, 1506
Place of Death
Valladolid
Valladolid
Nationality
Spain
Spain
Author of
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Letter of Columbus
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The letter of Columbus on the discovery of America
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Epistola de insulis nouiter repertis. Photolithograph of an edition printed in Paris, about 1493, of the Latin translation of Columbus's letter to Sanxis. From Archbishop Laud's copy preserved in the Bodleian library, Oxford
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Diario de a bordo
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Lettere autografe di Cristoforo Colombo nuovamente stampate
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Descubrimiento del continente americano
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Il codice dei privilegi di Cristoforo Colombo
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Los cuatro viajes del almirante y su testamento
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Child of
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Domenico Colombo
Occupation
explorer
explorer
Writer
Writer
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Sailor
Sailor
Author
Author
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Scientist
Scientist
ISNI
00000001212224440
Open Library ID
OL18040A0
VIAF
172315830

Other attributes

Child
Ferdinand Columbus
Ferdinand Columbus
Diego Columbus
Diego Columbus
Citizenship
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Republic of Genoa
Father
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Domenico Colombo
Mother
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Susanna Fontanarossa
Wikidata ID
Q7322
Overview

Christopher Columbus was born on January 1, 1451, in Genoa and held citizenship in the Republic of Genoa . He was a sailor, explorer, and scientist , and later became a national of Spain .

Columbus was the son of Domenico Colombo and Susanna Fontanarossa and had two children, Diego Columbus and Ferdinand Columbus . He passed away on May 20, 1506, in Valladolid .

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Christopher Columbus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus

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Christopher Columbus

History.com Editors

https://www.history.com/topics/exploration/christopher-columbus

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November 9, 2009

Christopher Columbus

Biography

https://www.biography.com/explorer/christopher-columbus

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April 28, 2015

Christopher Columbus - Encyclopedia of the New World

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Christopher_Columbus

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Christopher Columbus - Explorer | Mini Bio | BIO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My8Vd-NZ8Qo

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November 7, 2012

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