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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1995
Page
9
The record notes Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa Italy in 1451 with an estimated birth window from August 25 to October 31 in the same year. It mentions a house in Genoa still standing as likely his birthplace.
A boy in the weaving shop longs for the sea and becomes a sailor at about fourteen. By twenty five he has already embarked on several voyages and gained wide maritime experience.
The Mini Page notes Columbus wed around 1479, with his wife’s father and brother serving as governors of an island off Portugal. The couple shared interests in sailing and mapmaking. After her death, Columbus raised their young son Diego.
Christopher Columbus and his brother Bartholomew ran a map shop in Portugal. Portuguese rulers funded voyages and expanded exploration interests. The brothers updated their maps with new discoveries after each expedition.
Europeans eyed the Indies for spices perfumes gold and silk while many sailors of five centuries ago equated the Indies with China India and Japan. Some sought to spread Christianity in the region.
The text notes two perilous paths to the Indies in earlier times. It explains Columbus believed the world was round and proposed sailing west to reach the east by sea around Africa or over land routes.
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