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 * Christopher Columbus **


 * OBJECTIVE:** To find a new trade route while traveling east.

Presented to King John II that westward expedition would help achieve his goal.
 * SUMMARY:** W orked as a mapmaker with my brother, Bartholomeu.


 * EXPERIENCE:** **Explorer**

· Discovered the Americas. · Built Santo Domingo today known as Dominican Republic. · Sailed relatively safe through the Mediterranean. · Concentrated on attempts to round the tip of Africa and reach Asia through the Indian Ocean.


 * ACTIVITIES:** • Explorer who discovered the Americas.