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=**Christopher Columbus** =  == Chris topher Columbus was an explorer. Christopher was born on August 25, 1451 and died on May 20, 1506. He had a wife but his wife died after his son was born. He was funded by queen Isabella of Spain to sail across the Atlantic Ocean. He started his first exploration on August 3,1492. He started at Palos De La Frontera and first stopped at the Canary Islands. He reached the New Worldon October 12,1492. Christopher had three ships. They were called The Santa Maria, Pin ta and the Nina. On His way to the New World he found an island in the Bahamas. He took four voyages in his journey to the New World. First voyage was the Bahamas. Second was he went by Puerto Rico and Narvidad. Then he left for his third voyage, he found South America and Jamica. Then was his last voyage. He found Guanaja Island and Honduras. He also sailed to the New World on his way through. Christopher Columbus's dedication to the renissance is that he found a whole continent and many other places.