CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

NAME OF EXPLORER	DESCRIPTION
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS	He was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and European colonization of the Americas. His expeditions were the first known European contact with the Caribbean and Central and South America.

NAME	DESCRIPTION	CITY	STATE/COUNTRY
BIRTHPLACE	VIA DI PORTA SOPRANA, 16121 GENOVA, ITALIE	GENOA	ITALY
MUSEUM	HOUSE OF CRISTOFORO COLOMBO – Porta Soprana Street – 16121 Genoa	GENOA	ITALY
MUSEUM	CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS MUSEUM IN VALLADOLID	VALLADOLID	SPAIN
DEATHPLACE	HOUSE	VALLADOLID	FRANCE
BURIAL	SEVILLE CATHEDRAL – Sevilla Cathedral – Sevilla, Provincia de Sevilla, Andalucia, Spain	SEVILLE	SPAIN
FUNERAL SERVICES	Catholic church in Valladolid,	VALLADOLID	SPAIN
STATUE	CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS MONUMENT – Portal de la Pau square, 08002	BARCELONA	SPAIN