| October 30, 1451 |
Born in Genoa, Italy. |
| 1476 |
To escape from the clutches of French Privateers, he swam ashore to the Portuguese coast.
Later he worked with his brother in Lisbon. |
| 1477-82 |
Made merchant voyages. |
| 1484 |
Conceived of the voyage to the east via the west coined as The Enterprise of the Indies. |
| 1485 |
Moved to Spain. |
| The First Voyage |
| 1492 |
Departed from Palos, Spain with ships Santa Maria, Nina and Pinta.
New World sighted by his colleague Rodrigo de Triana, somewhere in the Bahamas. |
Traveled to Cuba and Hispaniola.
Discovered La Navidad.
Arrived in Lisbon, Portugal. |
| The Second Voyage |
| 1493 |
Dominica Island sighted at daybreak.
Guadeloupe was also seen shortly.
Founded a new colony at La Isabela. |
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| 1494 |
Reached Hispaniola. |
| 1496 |
Reached the coast of Portugal. |
| The Third Voyage |
| 1497 |
Started journey from La Isabela and returned to La Isabela making stopovers at Cuba and Jamaica. |
| 1498 |
Departed from Sanlucar, Spain and arrived at Gomera (Canary Island).
Arrived at Cape Verde later reaching Trinidad.
Journeyed from Trinidad to Hispaniola. |
| 1500 |
Sent behind bars in Spain. |
| The Fourth Voyage |
| 1502 |
Departed from Cadiz, Spain and arrived at Santo Domingo, Hispaniola. |
| 1503 |
Founded a garrison at Rio Belen.
Indians attacked the garrison forcing them to leave Rio Belen.
Ships abandoned at Jamaica. |
| 1504 |
Crew rescued from Jamaica.
Columbus returned to Spain. |
| May 20, 1506 |
He died at Valladolid.
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