Cristopher Columbus
And His
Great Voyages
By Chino Gambino
Cristopher Columbus was probably one of the greatest explorers of all time. His accomplishments are extra ordinary. Everyone knows that he came to find The New World, but theres much much more that he's done than that.
Christopher columbus was born in Genoa, Italy in fouteen fifty-one. As a child he recieced little schooling, and the schooling he got was less than satisfactory. He grew with a real education and because of this he was not very book smart but did have a lot of knowledge. This was not uncommon in those days and it really didn't make a difference Most people in Genoa bacame sailors anyway, which didn't really call for much schooling. That was the path that columbus too would end up taking.
Columbus wasn't always a great captain. Heading voyages, finding new lands, and expanding the spanish empire. Everyone has to start somewhere and work they're way up, which is exactly what he did. At the......
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