USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where was Christopher Columbus born?
A
Madrid, Spain
B
Havana, West India
C
Porto, Portugal
D
Genoa, Italy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Christopher Columbus was born on 31st October in Genoa, Italy. His father was a weaver by trade and although Christopher worked in his father’s shop when he was young his real passion was to become a sailor.

Detailed explanation-2: -Many scholars agree that he was born in Genoa, which is now part of Italy, although there are theories that he may have originated in Spain or even in Poland or Greece. In Italian he is known as Cristoforo Colombo, which was long thought to be his birth name, and in Spanish as Cristóbal Colón.

Detailed explanation-3: -Christopher Columbus, the son of a wool merchant, is believed to have been born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451. When he was still a teenager, he got a job on a merchant ship. He remained at sea until 1476, when pirates attacked his ship as it sailed north along the Portuguese coast.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is widely believed by historians that the explorer Christopher Columbus was Italian and was born in or around city of Genoa as Cristoforo Colombo around 1451. They believe he was the son of Domenico Colombo and Susanna Fontanarossa, who were wool merchants.

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