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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 …

…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.