Born between 1451 and 1461 in Genoa, Italy. Son of Domenico Colombo, a wool weaver, and Susanna Fontanarossa. Married to Felipa Moniz Perestrelo, had one son, Diego Columbus. Sailed for Portugal at age 14, later sponsored by King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile to reach Asia by a western route.
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