Christopher Columbus The First Of Five Children - 923 Words

Christopher Columbus is perhaps one of today s most celebrated explorers. The Italian voyager was known for navigating to different parts of the world and possibly discovering America. Born in 1451 in Genoa, Italy, Columbus was the first of five children. As a young man, he traveled via sea peddling goods for different employers. He enjoyed navigating so much that he decided to go on an Atlantic odyssey. In order to go on the planned exploration, he needed sponsors. Journeying through sea can be very costly. The adventurer wanted to travel to Asia and explore their markets. Unfortunately, Columbus was turned down when he asked the King of Portugal to finance his trip. Traveling to Asia for them was inconvenient.The Portuguese†¦show more content†¦Recently, Columbus has been receiving a lot of negativity concerning his discoveries of modern day lands. Researchers have shown proven facts that Columbus was not the first to do majority of the things that he is famous for. The most famous of the many controversies is that Columbus did not discover America. According to some people, the Native Americans discovered the modern day United States. There is not any proof online or in books about Columbus ever stating that he discovered lands. He wanted to find gold, silk, and spices (Bentley, Ziegler 457). Even if Columbus was not the first person to make discoveries, he has the right to receive most of the credit. He took goods from other countries and made them universal. Everything that was bought and sold by him is still being used to this day. The explorer opened doors for others to go out, travel, observe, and discover. More opportunities were opening up due to Columbus. If he did not open doors for the men in his field then he would not be a celebrated explorer. He would be known as an unknown man. His only flaw was confusion. If there was modern day technology in 1492, he would have easily found his country of choice. Columbus settled down and got married to Filipa Moniz Perestrelo. Together they had a son named Diego. Columbus had a second son named Ferdinand with a different woman by the name of Beatriz. Although, Columbus has two sons, only one followed in his footsteps. That