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Timeline of
Christopher Columbus' Life |
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A brief timeline of the life of Christopher Columbus, detailing his childhood, and his four voyages to the New World.
Of course, if you find any information here that
you feel is incorrect or flat-out wrong, please take a moment to
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The Early Years of Columbus
Year |
Month |
Day |
Event |
1451
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Born in Genoa, the son of a wool merchant and weaver. |
1476 |
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Swims ashore when his ship is sunk in a battle off Portugal. |
1476 |
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Joins his brother Bartholomew, a cartographer, in Lisbon. |
1477-1482 |
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Makes merchant voyages as far as Iceland and Guinea. |
1484 |
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Conceives of "The Enterprise of the Indies" but fails to convince King John of Portugal to back the plan. |
1485 |
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Moves to Spain. |
1492 |
1 |
2 |
Ferdinand & Isabela capture Granada, the last Moorish city in Spain. |
The First Voyage
Year |
Month |
Day |
Event |
1492 |
8 |
3 |
Departs from Palos, Spain (near Huelva) . |
1492 |
9 |
6 |
Departs Gomera (Canary Islands) after repair and refit. |
1492 |
10 |
12 |
New world sighted at 2:00 AM by Rodrigo de Triana, somewhere in the Bahamas. |
1492 |
10 |
29 |
Arrives at Cuba. |
1492 |
11 |
22 |
Martín Alonso Pinzón, captain of the Pinta, deserts the expedition off Cuba. |
1492 |
12 |
5 |
Columbus arrives at Hispaniola. |
1492 |
12 |
25 |
Flagship Santa Maria sinks off Hispaniola, Columbus founds La Navidad. |
1493 |
1 |
6 |
Pinzón rejoins Columbus. |
1493 |
1 |
16 |
Columbus departs Hispaniola for Spain in the Niña. |
1493 |
2 |
14 |
Niña and Pinta are separated again in a fierce storm. |
1493 |
2 |
15 |
Sights Santa Maria Island in the Azores. |
1493 |
3 |
4 |
Arrives at Lisbon, Portugal. |
1493 |
3 |
15 |
Niña and Pinta return separately to Palos, Spain. |
The Second Voyage
Year |
Month |
Day |
Event |
1493 |
9 |
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The Grand Fleet of 17 ships departs Cadiz. |
1493 |
10 |
13 |
Departs Hierro (Canary Islands), sailing WSW |
1493 |
11 |
3 |
The island of Dominica sighted at dawn; Guadeloupe shortly after. |
1493 |
11 |
22 |
Arrives at Hispaniola. |
1493 |
11 |
28 |
Returns to Navidad, finds fort destroyed. |
1493 |
12 |
8 |
Founds new colony of La Isabela. |
1494 |
4 |
24 |
Sails from Isabela in search of mainland. |
1494 |
4 |
30 |
Arrives at Cuba. |
1494 |
5 |
5 |
Arrives at Jamaica. |
1494 |
5 |
14 |
Returns to Cuba. |
1494 |
6 |
13 |
Starts the return to La Isabela. |
1494 |
8 |
20 |
Reaches Hispaniola. |
1496 |
3 |
10 |
Departs from La Isabela for Spain. |
1496 |
6 |
8 |
Reaches the coast of Portugal. |
The Third Voyage
Year |
Month |
Day |
Event |
1498 |
5 |
30 |
Departs from Sanlucar, Spain, with six ships. |
1498 |
6 |
19 |
Arrives at Gomera (Canary Islands); splits fleet into two squadrons. |
1498 |
7 |
4 |
Departs from the Cape Verde Islands. |
1498 |
7 |
31 |
Arrives at Trinidad. |
1498 |
8 |
13 |
Leaves the Gulf of Paria, arrives at Margartia. |
1498 |
8 |
19 |
Arrives at Hispaniola. |
1500 |
10 |
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Columbus is arrested and sent home in chains. |
The Fourth Voyage
Year |
Month |
Day |
Event |
1502 |
5 |
11 |
Departs from Cadiz, Spain, with four ships. |
1502 |
6 |
29 |
Arrives at Santo Domingo, Hispaniola. |
1502 |
7 |
30 |
Arrives at the Mosquito Coast, modern Nicaragua. |
1503 |
1 |
9 |
Establishes garrison at Rio Belen. |
1503 |
4 |
6 |
Garrison attacked by Indians and abandoned. |
1503 |
4 |
16 |
Leaves Rio Belen for home. |
1503 |
6 |
25 |
Ships beached and abandoned at Jamaica, marooning crew. |
1504 |
6 |
29 |
Crew rescued from Jamaica. |
1504 |
11 |
7 |
Columbus returns to Spain. |
1506 |
5 |
20 |
Columbus dies at Valladolid. |
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