TIME TO CELEBRATE:
Columbus Day 
Celebrate Columbus Day with us on October 14th and let’s commemorate Christopher Columbus’ arrival to the Americas! On October 12th, 1492 Columbus established, amongst other things, a lasting connection between Europeans and the ‘New World’.
Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in Genoa, Italy. As a talented explorer and navigator, he voyaged into the Atlantic Ocean and built a reputation as a brilliant mariner.
Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in Genoa, Italy. As a talented explorer and navigator, he voyaged into the Atlantic Ocean and built a reputation as a brilliant mariner.
However, his plans to explore the rest of the world were rejected by his hometown. Even
the Portuguese king rejected his proposal of a three-ship voyage.
He didn’t give up and convinced the Spanish monarchs to support him.
In August of 1492, Columbus left Spain in his renowned ship, Santa Maria, along with two others, the Pinta and the Niña. Columbus’ resilience was tested again during a grueling 36 days of sailing, before he actually found land. He and other crewmen set foot on a then unknown island, The Bahamas. That was the first of another three ground breaking journeys, opening up the Americas for European colonization.
