1. by Don Fisher

2. Born in Genoa in 1451
Moved to
Spain in
1485
Moved to
Lisbon,
Portugal
in 1477

3. Columbus had a hard time getting sailors.
Three small ships left Spain on August 3, 1492

4. Across
the
Atlantic

5. Columbus lands in the Bahamas Oct. 12, 1492

6. One ship
sank in
December
1492
Columbus
returned to
Spain January
1493.

7. Columbus
Day Parade
Columbus
Day Oct. 12th
Second
Monday in
October