Christopher Columbus was born in the year 1451 in the Republic of Genoa, part of present-day Italy. The exact date of his birth is not precisely recorded, but it is believed to be between August 26 and October 31, 1451. His parents were Domenico Colombo, a wool weaver, and Susanna Fontanarossa. Columbus is well known as an Italian explorer and navigator who completed his famous voyages across the Atlantic Ocean starting in 1492, under the sponsorship of the Spanish crown.
