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Christopher Columbus was an Italian navigator and an explorer, who voyaged across the Atlantic Ocean. He made 4 voyages across the ocean and was sponsored by the Catholic monarchs. Europeans wanted to find sea routes to the far east, while Christopher Columbus wanted to find a different way to China, India, Japan, and the spice islands.
Christopher Columbus was an Italian navigator and an explorer, who voyaged across the Atlantic Ocean. He made 4 voyages across the ocean and was sponsored by the Catholic monarchs. Europeans wanted to find sea routes to the far east, while Christopher Columbus wanted to find a different way to China, India, Japan, and the spice islands.
His trip across the Atlantic Ocean influenced European colonization. Some tools that Christopher Columbus used during his travels were a compass, hourglass, astrolabe, and quadrant. He also used celestial navigation which is using the sun stars and moon to determine your position.