Elizabeth of York
His wife was Dona Felipa.
Columbus was pressured to work harder than needed to get information about American, so he treated the Taino people a little harshly because he did not want to disappoint the king and queen.
Christopher Columbus' dad was Dominico Colombo
To get spices from the West Indies.
he ate pie like there was no tomorrow
Columbus told the king and queen he would bring them back riches, and Spain at the time was competing with Portugal. In fact, Columbus also tried unsuccessfully to get support from Portugal, which was already finding sea routes to the East.
La Niña, La Pinta, and La Santa Maria
Christopher Columbus's child Magellan was not the real explorer he was just the good son of an explorer.
5 years
If you mean the Columbus's family, they were very loving. The father was a hard worker and the mom was a housewife. The kids seemed very happy.
King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I of Spain agreed to finance Christopher Columbus's voyage. They were motivated by the desire to find a westward route to Asia for trade, as well as to spread Christianity and enhance Spain’s influence and power. Their support led to Columbus's first expedition in 1492, which ultimately resulted in the discovery of the Americas.
The name Christopher Columbus is the Anglicisation of the Latin Christophorus Columbus. His name in Italian is Cristoforo Colombo and in Spanish it is Cristóbal Colón.