Christopher Columbus

Italian navigator and explorer Christopher Columbus kick-started and inspired the European movement to colonize the "New World" of the Americas in the 15th and 16th Centuries.

1. August 3, 1492: Embarks on first trip to America
2. October 12, 1492: Land is first sighted
3. September 24, 1493: Second cross-Atlantic trip
4. May 30, 1498: Third trip
5. May 11, 1502: Final trip
6. 1503: Stranded in Jamaica for one year

Columbus is commonly credited with "discovering" America, but European explorers before him had already landed there. Seeking an ocean route to Asia for trade purposes, Columbus sailed West on the Atlantic Ocean with three ships funded by Spain (after unsuccessfully attempting to secure funding from Portugal and Italy). After arriving in Central America, Columbus mistakenly believed he had reached India, calling the natives Indians.

• 1451: Born, most likely in Genoa, Italy

• August 3, 1492: First voyage begins

• October 12, 1492: Land sighted

• October 29, 1492: Columbus lands in Cuba

• December 25, 1492: Founds the colony of La Navidad

• September 1493: Second voyage

• May 30 1498: Third voyage

• May 11, 1502: Fourth and final voyage

• May 20, 1506: Died wealthy in Valladolid, convinced he had found a new route to India

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• 1985: Christopher Columbus TV miniseries

• 1992: Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

• 1992: 1492: Conquest of Paradise

• 2006: Night at the Museum

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• {{youtube|l40R5w0qHZI|2:01|Christopher Columbus on Family Guy}}

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