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By- Grace Sherbin and Caroline Claar. Christopher was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451 He was a great sailor at age 14 He lived in the years 1415- 1506 (55.

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1 By- Grace Sherbin and Caroline Claar

2 Christopher was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451 He was a great sailor at age 14 He lived in the years 1415- 1506 (55 years old)

3 He sailed for Spain because Italy would not give him the money and ships to sail. He took four voyages He started to sail on August 3 rd 1492 He sailed in the years 1492 to 1493 this was his first voyage trying to find Asia but he ran into the Americas.

4 Christopher and his men found new land, became famous and found riches. He was searching for gold and a route to Asia. But instead he found the Bahamas. He thought he was in the Indies

5  The 3 ships that Spain gave Christopher where called the Nina, Pinta and the Santa Maria.  The real reason for sailing was a lot of things he wanted to spread the word about Christ, claim land and find a way to trade with Asia by boat and not by foot. He was the first person to think about sailing west to find Asia.

6 Before he died he explored the Bahamas, Cuba, Central, and South America. He discovered the Bahamas for Spain but The Natives where already there. Fun Fact- He called the Natives that where on the Bahamas Indians because he thought he was in the Indies.

7  Christopher Columbus sold slaves. He sold the Arawaks to Spain. He thought these Natives where bad because they had no religion.  50 years after Christopher came to the Caribbean almost all the Natives where dead because of diseases because of Columbus and his men.

8 Thanks we hoped you learned a lot about Christopher Columbus

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