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Christopher Columbus

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Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer. Born in the Republic of Genoa, Columbus, under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. Wikipedia

Born: 1451, Genoa, Italy

Died: May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain

Spouse: Filipa Moniz Perestrelo (m. 1479)

Buried: Seville Cathedral, Seville, Spain

Children: Diego Columbus, Ferdinand Columbus

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