Christopher Columbus

Birth place: October 31st, 1451 Genoa, Republic of Genoa
Year of sailing: August 3rd, 1492
Country sailed under: Spain
Why did he sail: Gold/Glory
Landing site: Bahamas
Trip results: {1} Claimed Island (Bahamas) for Spain;
called it San Salvador
{2} Spain funded for 3 more voyages to discover the Americas and other countries
{3} Spain made Caribbean islands into colonies