Columbus Day

Columbus was born in 1451. He found two brothers to help him. He had 90 men on his crew. He did not have much money. The king of Portugal didn't give him money. The King of Spain gave him money. He had 3 ships. They were called the Pinta, Santa Maria, and the Nina. The Pinta and Nina were faster. The Santa Maria was the slowest and biggest. Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean. He was brave and not afraid. He traveled to new worlds. He found America. He thought he found the Indies. The second time he sailed, he had 17 ships. We made Columbus hats. Marco Polo was a famous explorer. Columbus died many years ago. Columbus Day is the second Monday in October.