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Christopher Columbus Thesis
Christopher Columbus is a world famous explorer who traveled the world. Christopher Columbus, known for his explorations and discoveries was the person who kicked off centuries of exploration of the American continents. Christopher Columbus who was born in 1451 went on his first expedition in 1476. On his first expedition he was attacked by the French. His boat burnt down and had to swim to the Portuguese shore. He made his way to Lisbon Portugal, where he settled down and married Felipe Perestrello. (“Christopher Columbus Biography”)
Christopher Columbus made a plan to go west to the American continents which was not known at the time, he was rejected from funding by three countries but intrigued Spain. Christopher Columbus left Spain in

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