There's no truth to the story that she had to pawn her jewels to finance Columbus' first voyage
Through it flow many very broad and health-giving rivers; and there are 
in it... [DOC] [TLE] The 4 Voyages of Columbus - Carnaval.com [PAR] Born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451 to a weaver, young Columbus first went to sea at the 
age ... Mapmakers had no knowledge of North and South America or the Pacific 
Ocean.