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Christopher Columbus. One of the world’s greatest explorers, talented mariner and navigator, Christopher Columbus was born in late 1451 in Genoa, Italy. ... As was the custom Columbus, as the eldest son, was to follow his father into the family business, however Columbus had always wanted to become a sailor. So at the age of 14 Columbus abandoned the wool selling that he had been doing for his father, to go to sea for the first time, as a ship’s boy and messenger. ... Here Columbus worked as a chartmaker while continuing his sailing. ... In 1479 Columbus, who was 28 at the time, met and married Felipa Perestello e Moniz, a woman from a noble but poor family. ... In 1985 Felipa died and Columbus was left with five year old Diego to care for. By this time Columbus had developed his famous theory. ... Columbus was seeking an alternative trade route to Asia, that bypassed the Middle East, who currently had a monopoly on trade. So Columbus took his ideas to the Spanish and Portuguese monarchs but was knocked back by both of them. ... As a reward for succeeding Columbus was to receive ten percent of all profits gained, to be knighted and appointed Governor of all discovered land and Admiral of the Ocean. |
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