Columbus Day

      Christopher Columbus (c. 1451-1506) an Italian explorer and navigator born in Genoa, Italy on October 31, 1451 and died on May 20, 1506 in Valladolid, Spain. His first voyage was into the Atlantic Ocean in 1476 which almost cost him his life. Columbus participated in many other expeditions in Africa, Greece, Mediterranean, etc. although, he grew famous for discovering the “New World” of the Americas on a quest sponsored by King Ferdinand of Spain in 1492.