Naples. In 1463, he became the chief commander of the
crusading forces of Pope Pius II, but the Pope died while the
armies were still gathering. Together with Venetians he
fought against the Ottomans during the Ottoman–Venetian In his greatest undertaking he sailed from Palos de la
Frontera on August 3, 1492 to arrive in today's San Salvador
on October 12, 1492.
War (1463–79) until his death in January 1468. He had an intrepid heart and an immense passion for the sea
and navigation. At only fteen years old, he had already
reached Greece, Portugal, England and Iceland by boat.
Skanderbeg's military skills presented a major obstacle to
Ottoman expansion, and he was considered by many in
western Europe to be a model of Christian resistance
against the Ottoman Muslims.
Sometimes, on those long journeys, he had come across
pirate boats. He was brave and his life as a sailor had soon
gained him a good experience.
Around the age of thirty, Christopher Columbus went to live
in Portugal, in Lisbon.
Christopher was the only one in the world at that time to
think that the Earth was spherical. Everyone thought it was
at and that the ocean divided Europe from Asia.
Few had dared to sail and since they had not returned, it
was thought that the sea was inhabited by sharks and
marine killer whales, capable of destroying the boats.
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But Columbus, who was very brave and very curious, when
the night was walking on the beach of Lisbon listening to the
sound of the waves, he supposed that the ocean was
perhaps not so vast and horrible, and that a good sailor like
him could cross it and get Europe to Asia discovering a
shorter way to reach China and Japan showing everyone
that the Earth was spherical like a ball!
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He explained his great project to Don Juan Perez, a far-
sighted priest who listened to him with curiosity and
attention and offered him a nice opportunity. Don Perez was
a friend of the Queen of Spain and it was precisely because
of his intercession that the Spanish rulers decided to lend
three caravels to Cristoforo: the Niña, the Pinta and the
Santa Maria together with a crew of 120 men. Some of these
were delinquents who had sailed on the galleys and were
forced by the king to accompany Christopher on his journey,
because no one wanted to follow him in this venture so
risky.
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The journey was long and exhausting, after three months
had not yet been sighted land, not even an island on which
to rest.
Food and water began to run low. Many sailors were upset
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Cristoforo Colombo was born in Genoa in 1451.
He was a great navigator who contributed to memorable
enterprises and geographical discoveries.
by fear and implored Christopher Columbus to reverse the
route and return. The daring navigator then made a pact
with the crew: - Keep on rowing, I promise that if within
three days we do not spot land, we turn the helm and go
back home.