Chris Junior Moen age 13 of Arlington, 'N Dakota;

What nationality was Columbus?

His father was a weaver of woolen cloth, They lived on the crooked Street of the Black Cat in Genoa, Their‑family name was Columbo the young son born in 1451 was called Christoforo ‑ an Italian name for an Italian boy& Yes, the most daring of all daring sailors was an Italian of the port of Genoa,

Many Genoese in those days went to settle in Portugal, Young Christoforo was one of them. For years he sailed under the Portugese flag planning and dreaming of his famous voyage. But Portugal was not interested in his daring plans. Columbo could speak Spanish as well as Portugese and his native Italian. So he took his great idea to Spain and spent years waiting and persuading at the court.

On April 3, 1492, his three little ships set forth from Palos harbor across uncharted seas. On October 12 of that year, Columbo set foot in the New World. To pay our respects, and perhaps in hopes of adopting him, the English speaking peoples call him Christopher Columbus. But the great Columbo was really an Italian of Genoa,