Columbus was born in a worker's family in Genoa. When he was young, he admired Kyle Poirot, who had been in prison in Genoa, and decided to become a navigator. Personal profile: Christopher Columbus (145 1 year 1 month 3 1 day-1May 20, 506) was born in the medieval Republic of Genoa (now northwest Italy). Italian explorer, navigator, one of the main figures in the era of great navigation, and the pioneer of geographical discovery.
On the first voyage of 1492, Columbus landed in San Salvador, Bahamas instead of Japan as planned. During the next three voyages, Columbus reached the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, Venezuela and Central America on the Caribbean coast, and declared them the territory of the Spanish Empire. 1506 On May 20th, Columbus died.
Columbus' Historical Evaluation
Columbus's discovery of the new continent not only brought good luck to Europeans, but also plundered the whole ship of gold and silver from the colonies, announcing the death of an old world and the birth of a new world. Since then, the old and new continents have never got rid of the old framework of isolation, stagnation and independent evolution, forming a new pattern of interaction and interdependence, which makes the global human beings tend to reach the same goal by different routes. A brand-new industrial civilization has become the mainstream of world economic development.
For hundreds of years, the great achievements of human civilization and the great changes of human lifestyle have been attributed to Columbus. Columbus's voyage was the beginning of the era of great navigation. The opening of new sea routes has changed the course of world history, shifting overseas trade routes from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic coast. Since then, the west has finally stepped out of the darkness of the Middle Ages and started to rise in the world with an irresistible trend.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Christopher Columbus