Christopher Columbus (1451-1506)
- Born in Genoa, Italy
- Was a Maritime explorer
- Columbus sailed for Spain
- Took him six tries to get someone to sponsor him
Important Discoveries
- Started the European awareness of the American continents
- Found an island in the Bahamas, Cuba, and Haiti
- Landed in the New World on October 12, 1492
- Discovered the coast of South America, the West Indies, and Central America
The Adventure
- Three Ships: The Niña, The Pinta, and The Santa Maria
- In the West Indies he saw foods such as pineapples, sweet potatoes, and corn
- Columbus used a sand glass to time the speed of the ship
- In Cuba he found Indians smoking the plant known as tobacco