1485 Christopher Columbus moves to Cadiz in Spain opening another shop supplying maps and charts.1485 Christopher Columbus wife Felipa dies of consumption.1484 Christopher Columbus failed to get the King of Portugal to back his plan to search for a fast trade route to the Indies.1480 Christopher Columbus and Felipa had a son who they named Diego Colon.Felipa gave Christopher Columbus Bartolomeu Perestrello's charts of the winds and currents of the Portuguese possessions in the Atlantic.Felipa's father was Bartolomeu Perestrello an explorer who had been involved with the discovery of the Madeira Islands ( Bartolomeu Perestrello had died when Felipa was a young girl). ![]() 1479 Christopher Columbus married wealthy Felipa Perestrello Moniz, a daughter from a noble Portuguese family.1477 Christopher Columbus joined his brother Bartholomew who worked as a cartographer, in Lisbon.1476 Christopher Columbus ship is sunk in a battle off Portugal, but he swims ashore. ![]()
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