关于哥伦布的生平----英文

Columbus (about 1451 to 1506)
Colombo, Cristoforo

Italian navigator. Born in Genoa, Italy, and died in Spain Valladolid. Life in the maritime activities. Portugal and Spain have emigrated. I believe the earth spherical said that the aircraft could reach the West from Eastern Europe, India and China. In support of the King of Spain, made four sea voyage (1492 ~ 1493,1493 ~ 1496,1498 ~ 1500,1502 ~ 1504). Transat opened up a route to the Americas. Have arrived in the Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and other islands. First South Bank in the Paria Bay boarded the American continent. Inspection of the Central American Honduras reached even Bay more than 2,000 km of coastline; understanding of the Panama isthmus; discovered and made use of the low-latitude Atlantic easterly winds, the high latitude westerly wind blowing changes. Spherical said proved the correctness of the earth. The promotion of the old continent and the New World links. He mistak