Christopher Columbus

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This paper explains that, since the documentation on Columbus's voyages to the "New World" are so prevalent in the form of diaries, journal entries, and other documents, there are not too many unresolved questions that need to be addressed in this area. The author points out that some of the questions involve whether Columbus was truly born in the Republic of Genoa and what the status of his father, Domenico, was in relation to which class he belonged. The paper relates another question regarding Columbus's education at the University of Pavia for which there are no records.

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"In 1479, Columbus married Dona Felipa Perestello, the daughter of Bartholomew Perestrello, the hereditary captain of Porto Santo. For a time, the young newlyweds lived in Lisbon with Felipa's mother; later on, they settled in Porto Santo where their only child Diego was born. In 1482, the little family moved to Funchal in Madeira and while there Columbus probably made two voyages to Sao Jorge de Mina, the fortified trading post which the Portuguese crown had established on the Gold Coast."

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