USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -FACT: Columbus died an exonerated man with his wealth restored. Upon his return to Spain after his third voyage, Columbus was imprisoned for the barbaric acts of torture he had used to govern Hispaniola .

Detailed explanation-2: -After Columbus died in 1506, he was buried in Valladolid, Spain. Three years later his remains were taken to his family mausoleum, which was in Sevilla. In 1542, in accordance with the will of his son Diego, Columbus’s remains were transferred to Santo Domingo, Hispaniola (now in the Dominican Republic).

Detailed explanation-3: -Christopher Columbus was the oldest child of a family of weavers and woollen merchants from the Italian port of Genoa. His family were respectable but they were not wealthy. From an early age Columbus was obsessed with the sea and he began his sailing career when in his teens.

Detailed explanation-4: -Christopher Columbus died on May 20, 1506 at only 55 years of age due to heart failure. His condition was called gout at the time, but modern doctors suspect that it was rather Reiter’s Syndrome, a reactive arthritis caused by bacterial intestinal infections or sexually transmitted diseases.