Christopher Columbus was born sometime between August 25 and October 21, 1451 in a part of Italy known as Genoa. His father was named Domenico and his mother was named Susanna. He had three brothers. In his early years, he helped his father run his cheese stand until he began to take apprenticeships when he was around 14. In 1476, he was part of an armed convoy that traveled to Northern Europe. Around 1479, Columbus married Filipa, the daughter of a Spanish governor. Soon after, they had a son, Diego.Columbus did not begin the voyage that made him famous until August 3, 1492. He left the port of Palos de la Frontera in Spain. After two years of petitions, Columbus obtained funding from Queen Isabella of Spain. He wanted to find a western route to the Orient. When he set sail, he had three