Christopher Columbus [ 480p – 8K ]

Went to sea at age 14, eventually traveling as far as the British Isles, Iceland, and West Africa.

Born between August and October 1451 in the Republic of Genoa (now Italy). Christopher Columbus

Columbus completed four round-trip voyages between Spain and the Americas: Went to sea at age 14, eventually traveling

Although born in Genoa, his career was defined by his service to the Spanish Crown under Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand II. The Four Voyages Went to sea at age 14

His first fleet consisted of the Santa María (a larger carrack) and two smaller caravels, the Pinta and the Niña .