In 1451, a boy named Christopher Columbus (See Appendix A), who was born in Genoa, became a sailor and discoverer of a new continent. He spoke Castilian with a little Portuguese. Although he received little education, he worked with his father, who was a weaver and had a wine shop. During Columbus' youth, he sailed in between his looming duties, shipping and receiving wool and wine for his father. When Columbus was in his twenties, he …showed first 75 words of 2328 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2328 total…colonies, and what happened between the Spaniards and the inhabitants, are perfect examples of his failures. This is related to how everybody thinks of him as the discoverer of a continent that he never reached. Look in children's books, find a heroic discoverer. Look in! the inside sources, find a cruel, maladministrating conqueror. He is not what people learn. This research shows proof of his failures and tells people what to think of this man.