Nakhle asmar biography of christopher columbus

A man of convictions, Christopher Columbus used his strong personality to persuade rulers and scholars to overlook the accepted theories about the size of the Earth to search out a new route to Asia.

Although he wasn't the first European to find the American continent (that distinction goes to Viking Leif Ericson), his journeys opened up the trade of goods and ideas between the two lands.

Born by the sea

Born in to Domenico and Susanna (Fontanarossa), young Christopher grew up in Genoa, Italy.

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While living in Spain in later years, he went by Cristóbal Colón rather than his given name of Cristoforo Colombo. He was the oldest of five, and worked closely with his brothers in adulthood.

Located on the northwest coast of Italy, Genoa was a seaport city.

Columbus completed his formal education at an early age and began sailing on trading trips. In , he traveled to Portugal, where he set up a mapmaking business with his brother,