FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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History
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Geography
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Astronomy
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The boat sank, but the young Columbus floated to shore on a scrap of wood and made his way to Lisbon, where he eventually studied mathematics, astronomy, cartography and navigation. He also began to hatch the plan that would change the world forever.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1477, Christopher Columbus visited Galway and this was noted in the margin of his copy of Imago Mundi. The people of his birthplace, Genoa in Italy, presented a memorial to the people of Galway in commemoration of this visit.
Detailed explanation-3: -Christopher Columbus was a well-known Italian explorer and coloniser. He is best known for the completion of four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that opened up the New World to further European conquest.
Detailed explanation-4: -Education. Since Christopher Columbus was born in the port city of Genoa, it is not surprising that he became a navigator. Although he was largely self-taught through reading, he attended Prince Henry’s School of Navigation in Portugal.