Christopher Columbus The famous explorer Christopher Columbus as we all know as the founder of America, was born in Genoa, Italy, between August 25 and October 31 in 1451. During his birth, the 15th century was a century of change. There were many historical events throughout Western Europe that impacted society profoundly. There were three momentous events in and around the Mediterranean. The Conquest of Ceuta in North Africa by the Portuguese in 1415, the Fall of Constantinople to …showed first 75 words of 1368 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1368 total…not the first person to explore the land of America. However, his voyages were the beginning of continuous European efforts to explore and colonize the America. Some people say that his voyages were brutal to European colonization and represented the beginning of the destruction of Native American peoples and culture. But as general, people acknowledge him as a great navigator and a great contributor who surpassed the creativity of finding his way to unknown seas.