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Domenico Colombo (English: Dominic Columbus; Genoese: Domenego Corombo; 1 March 1418 – 1496) was a weaver, the father of Italian explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus and Bartholomew Columbus.
Domenico Colombo (English: Dominic Columbus; Genoese: Domenego Corombo; 1 March 1418 – 1496) was a weaver, the father of Italian explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus and Bartholomew Columbus.
She married Domenico Colombo in 1455 and bore him 5 children: Cristoforo, Bartolomeo, Giovanni, Giacomo, and a daughter named Bianchinetta. Commemorative marble plaque to Suzanna Fontanarossa in the village of Fontanarossa.
His father was Domenico Colombo, a wool weaver who worked in Genoa and Savona, and owned a cheese stand at which young Christopher worked. His mother was Susanna Fontanarossa. [13] . He had three brothers— Bartholomew, Giovanni Pellegrino, and Giacomo (also called Diego) [14] —as well as a sister, Bianchinetta. [15] .
Not long ago, two professors from the University of Pavia claimed that Colombo had noble origins and even descended from a Pope (Innocenzo VIII); he was later adopted by Domenico Colombo, our tailor from Genoa.
Jul 6, 2023 · He may have been the son of Susanna Fontanarossa and Domenico Colombo, a wool merchant. Genoa had close trading ties with other regions, including several Spanish kingdoms, and...
The story starts in Genoa with the Discoverer’s parents: Domenico Colombo, a wool weaver as his father had been before him, and his wife Susanna, a weaver’s daughter. Domenico belonged to the middle class of Genoa.
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