Christopher Columbus

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Across
  1. 4. An island Columbus named on his first expedition
  2. 6. island where Columbus planted a flag
  3. 9. Upon death, Columbus believed he had sailed near ___.
  4. 11. the King and Queen of ___ paid for Columbus's voyages
  5. 12. On his first voyage, Columbus had a crew of __ men.
  6. 15. Columbus died at the age of __ __.
  7. 16. Columbus worked as a __ ___ before his explorations
  8. 17. After his first expedition, he was praised as a great ___.
Down
  1. 1. tribe of people that lived in the region where Columbus landed
  2. 2. What Columbus called his last trip
  3. 3. Columbus used __ __ to speak to the Taino people.
  4. 5. Columbus was born in ____.
  5. 7. one of Columbus's ships
  6. 8. a record of a ship's progress
  7. 10. Columbus made himself ___ of Hispaniola.
  8. 13. Columbus wanted to reach Asia by sailing ___.
  9. 14. Columbus made a total of __ expeditions.