What nationality was Christopher Columbus?
Christopher Columbus was Italian. His only Spanish connection is that the sponsors for his historic voyage of dicovery were the King and Queen of Spain. The name Christopher Columbus is the Anglicisation of the Latin Christophorus … kuˈɹuŋbu]) The name is rendered in modern Italian as Cristoforo Colombo Biographical facts on Columbus vary from author to author. However, most scholars generally agree that he was born in the Italian port city of Genoa, on the Ligurian Sea (an arm of the Mediterranean Sea), between August 25 and October 31, 1451. His name in Italian was Cristoforo Colombo, which is translated into English as Christopher Columbus, into Spanish as Cristóbal Colón, and into Portuguese as Christovão Colom. Columbus used the Portuguese version of his name while in Portugal and the Spanish version after moving to Spain in 1485. Christopher Columbus h
