Christopher Columbus (b. ca. 1451, d. 1506), Genoese
The Genoese connection: “carriers of the commercial-maritime tradition”
Columbus’s sea-faring experience:
- eastern Medit., Lisbon, Madeira, Sao Jorge de Mina (Ghana)
Theory: sail west 2,400 nautical miles to Japan (actually 4 times as far: 10,600)
First voyage: 3 Aug 92, 6 Sep (Canaries), Oct. 12 (Bahamas).