Columbus Day, Oct 12, refers to day when America was "found".

Christopher Columbus is the one recognized for this historic discovery.

Christopher Columbus

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Columbus Facts

Born	c.1451 Genoa, Liguria
Died	20 May 1506 Valladolid, Castile
Nationality	Genoese
Other names	Genoese: Christoffa Corombo Spanish: Cristóbal Colón Portuguese: Christovam Colom Latin: Christophorus Columbus
Occupation	Maritime explorer for the Crown of Castile
Title	Admiral of the Ocean Sea;Viceroy and Governor of the Indies
Religious beliefs	Roman Catholic
Spouse(s)	Filipa Moniz (c. 1476-1485)
Children	Diego Fernando
Relatives	Giovanni Pellegrino, Giacomo and Bartolomeo Columbus(brothers)
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Columbus Biography

Christopher Columbus (c. 1451 – 20 May 1506) was a navigator, colonizer and explorer whose voyages across the Atlantic Ocean led to general European awareness of the American continents in the Western Hemisphere. With his four voyages of exploration and several attempts at establishing a settlement on the island of Hispaniola, all funded by Isabella I of Castile, he initiated the process of Spanish colonization which foreshadowed general European colonization of the "New World."

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