Christopher Columbus
- ISBN-10
- 8184304412
- ISBN-13
- 9788184304411
- Series
- Christopher Columbus
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 10
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-01-01
- Publisher
- Prabhat Prakashan
- Author
- Kalyani Mookherji
Description
The name Christopher Columbus is the Anglicisation of the Latin Christophorus Columbus. His name in Italian is Cristoforo Colombo and; in Spanish; it is Cristóbal Colón. He was born before 31 October 1451 in the territory of the Republic of Genoa (now part of modern Italy); though the exact location remains disputed. His father was Domenico Colombo; a middle-class wool weaver who worked both in Genoa and Savona and who also owned a cheese stand at which young Christopher worked as a helper. His mother was Susanna Fontanarossa. Bartolomeo; Giovanni Pellegrino; and Giacomo were his brothers. Bartolomeo worked in a cartography workshop in Lisbon for at least part of his adulthood. He also had a sister named Bianchinetta. During a violent storm on his first return voyage; Columbus; then approximately 41; suffered an attack of what was believed at the time to be gout. In subsequent years; he was plagued with what was thought to be influenza and other fevers; bleeding from the eyes; and prolonged attacks of gout. The suspected attacks increased in duration and severity; sometimes leaving Columbus bedridden for months at a time; and culminated in his death 14 years later.
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