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Christopher Columbus Timeline For Kids
1451 - Domenico Colombo and Susanna Fontanarossa gave birth to Christopher Columbus in Genoa, Italy. He would be the oldest of three brothers named Bartolomeo, Giovanni Pellegrino, and Giacomo, and one sister named Bianchinetta.
1470 - At the age of 19, Christopher Columbus would begin his maritime career as a privateer/pirate in the Mediterranean Sea. It would be during this time that he would show a talent for navigation. Around this time, his family moved from Genoa to Savona, which is roughly 35 miles west.
1473 - Christopher Columbus began his apprenticeship as a business agent for the wealthy Spinola, Centurione, and Di Negro families of Genoa.
1476 - He had a near-death experience when his boat sank off the coast of Portugal due to a pirate attack. He floated ashore on a scrap of wood in Lisbon. While in Portugal, he began to study mathematics, astronomy, cartography, and navigation.
1479 - He meets and marries Fe Christopher columbus biography.org!