FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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Genova
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Milan
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Venice
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Florence
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Detailed explanation-1: -Scholars generally agree that Columbus was born in the Republic of Genoa and spoke a dialect of Ligurian as his first language. He went to sea at a young age and travelled widely, as far north as the British Isles and as far south as what is now Ghana.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The USA and many Latin American countries are readying to celebrate Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas on 12 October 1492. The Italian explorer was born Cristoforo Colombo in 1451 in Genoa, Liguria – a city famed for its maritime tradition.