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Event Information:
Christopher Columbus was born
between 25 August and 31 October
1451 in Genoa, part of modern Italy.
His father was Domenico Colombo, a
middle-class wool weaver, who later
also had a cheese stand where
Christopher was a helper, working
both in Genoa and Savona. His mother
was Susanna Fontanarossa. Bartolomeo,
Giovanni Pellegrino and Giacomo were
his brothers. Bartolomeo worked in a
cartography workshop in Lisbon for
at least part of his adulthood.
Columbus never wrote in his native
language, but it may be assumed this
was the Genoese variety of Ligurian.
In one of his writings, Columbus
claims to have gone to the sea at
the age of 10. In 1470 the Columbus
family moved to Savona, where
Domenico took over a tavern. In the
same year, Columbus was on a Genoese
ship hired in the service of René I
of Anjou to support his attempt to
conquer the Kingdom of Naples.
Many
countries throughout the New World and
elsewhere celebrate the anniversary
of Christopher Columbus's arrival in
the Americas, specifically the
Bahamas, which occurred on October
12, 1492 in the Julian calendar and
October 21, 1492 in the modern
Gregorian calendar, as an official
holiday. The day is celebrated as
Columbus Day in the United States,
as Día de la Raza in many countries
in the Americas, as Día de las
Culturas (Day of the Cultures) in
Costa Rica, as Discovery Day in the
Bahamas, as Día de la Hispanidad and
Fiesta Nacional in Spain and as Día
de las Américas (Day of the
Americas) in Uruguay. These holidays
have been celebrated unofficially
since the late 18th century, and
officially in various countries
since the early 20th century.
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