christopher columbus?

Question

can som1 tell me da main highlights of christopher columbus's life i wanna know wheater hes interesting enuf 2 do a book report on or not

Answer 1

He is very interesting to do a book report! Four voyages to the west , desired to colonize the west in peace. His men screwed that up. Honored as a hero in Spain then later disgraced and died a pauper! It is truly a remarkable , adventure story with never a dull moment. From his first meeting with the Amerindians to his disgrace and fall to a snake called Bobadilla!

Answer 2

Yes, he's really interesting: His voyages to the Americas began a European effort at exploration and colonization of the continent.

He discovered the Americas.

You'll find *a lot* of good books on him at your local library. And you can find a lot of info from wikipedia:

However, Columbus' voyage came at a critical time of growing national imperialism and economic competition between developing nation states seeking wealth from the establishment of trade routes and colonies. Therefore, the period before 1492 is known as Pre-Columbian, and the anniversary of this event (Columbus Day) is celebrated throughout the Americas and in Spain and Italy; although, as the legacy of colonialism in the Americas is today viewed somewhat more negatively than in the past, Columbus has become a divisive figure....

Answer 3

The Columbus Navigation Homepage

Examining the History, Navigation, and Landfall of Christopher Columbus

http://www.columbusnavigation.com/

Perhaps the most famous explorer was Christopher Columbus. Born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451 to a weaver, young Columbus first went to sea at the age of fourteen. As a young man, he settled in Portugal and married a woman of noble background. After his wife's death in 1485, Columbus and his young son Diego moved to Spain. More…..

http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/columbus.php


WEB SITES ON EXPLORERS AND THE AGE OF EXPLORATION

A comprehensive list of links for you to explore.

http://www.cumbavac.org/Explorers.htm

In this project I try to gather all kinds of information found on the web about voyages of discovery and exploration. If you have found a source not represented on these pages, or if you have noticed any link on this page to be not working correctly, please (I'm begging you!) contact me!

http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/index.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/explorer.html

http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/1492.exhibit/Intro.html

http://www.mce.k12tn.net/explorers/explorers_start.htm

http://www.42explore2.com/explorers.htm

Good luck.

Kevin, Liverpool, England.

Answer 4

He is credited with discovering America....that is interesting enough. He also had to wait to receive the money for the trip because Spain was in a war. His first trip was in 1492.


If it is a book report shouldn't there be a book to tell you interesting facts about him?

Answer 5

Italian redhead
tried to find another route to India, instead found Latin America in 1492
Was once the governor of Cuba
Died from Syphilis on the island of Cuba.
Questions about where his body is buried
Cuba, Spain, Domincan Republic

Answer 6

He actually got to the new world using Viking maps, He bought a viking long boat and found maps in it. In 1003
Leif Ericson sailed for north america, and most scholars agree that he made it.

Answer 7

yes he is good to do a report on

Answer 8

Yea he is kind of interesting...........becuz he discovered America 2...