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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Cristopher Columbus

Cristopher Columbus discovered America. He was born in 1451 in Valladolid and died in 1506, Cristobal started as a merchant and artist.

He supported the theory of Aristoteles(the earth is spherical).Cristobal opened a trade route from Europe to Asia and asked for help to the Catholic Monarchs of Spain. Isabel approved the project and paid a flotilla of three ships (Pinta,Niña and Santa Maria) he left from Palos in 3rd of August 1492 and arrived on 12 October from Spain two ships, although the vikings had arrived same 500 yeras before.
uncovered=descubridor
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