Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa near a North Italian port in 1451. His birth name was Christoforo Colombo (Reid 6). When Christopher Columbus was nineteen, his mother died (Baker 35). Christopher Columbus was a weaver with his father, and then he became a sailor of the Mediterranean (“Christopher Columbus”). He always said that one day he would be the captain of his own ship (Baker 29). In 1480, Columbus married Felipa Parestrello e Moniz, at the age of twenty-nine years old. She was the daughter of the Noble Governor of Porto Santo (Reid 9). Christopher Columbus was one of the best voyagers in the world. Christopher Columbus was known for four voyages between the years of 1493-1502. His first voyage was on August 3, 1492. He sailed
