Columbus Day
Christopher Columbus was an italian-born who sailed in the service of spain. He is commonly described as the discoverer of the new world-America. Columbus was born in genoa in 1451. His father was a weaver. Christopher had at least two brothers. The boy had only a little bit of education; he learned to read and write only as an adult. Christopher made his first voyage in the Pinta,  the Nina and the Santa Maria. He was in charge of the Santa Maria while his other brothers took care of the Pinta and the Nina. they left Palos on August 3, 1492; rerigged the nina in the Canary Islands; and sailed to the west.