Christopher Columbus 3

The records of Genoa indicate that Christopher Columbus was the son of Domenico Colombo and Suzanna Fontanarossa. Columbus was born as Cristoforo Columbo in Genoa somewhere between August and October of 1451. His parents had a modest livelihood. Columbus was the eldest child of three--two brothers appear in records under the Hispanic names of Bartolomé and Diego. He had little education, and got a job working at sea with Domenico when he was young. Later, he …showed first 75 words of 998 total…

…showed last 75 words of 998 total…were stuck in Jamaica for a year, but finally reached Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain, on November 7, 1054. Columbus lived for 18 months more. They were unhappy; he was only 53 but he suffered from arthritis and the effects of a bout of malaria. Financially though, he was in a good position, as he had brought considerable amounts of gold form America and had claim on much more in Hispaniola. He died in Valladolid on May 20, 1506. (Nowell, 86-90)