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Christopher Columbus Quotes
For the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps.
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| Birth: | 1451 |
| Death: | 20th May, 1506 |
| Nationality: | Italian |
| Profession: | Explorer, Navigator |
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Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy. He was an Italian explorer and navigator. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. Those voyages, and his efforts to establish permanent settlements on the island of Hispaniola, initiated the Spanish colonization of the New World.
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