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What Was Christopher Columbus's Childhood Like?
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Christopher Columbus is considered as the first European to discover America. He was born in the year 1451 in Genoa, Italy. His father was a wool weaver. Complete information on his childhood is not available however, it is said that he received incomplete education and according to his writings, he went to the sea at the age of 10.He spoke in Genoese dialect. In 1473, at the age of 22, he began his apprenticeship as a business agent.
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