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Cristoforo Colombo. A Piacenza’s citizen discovering America<\/h3>\n

The origin of Cristoforo Colombo is cloudy. Despite the fact that Genova city has always claimed his origin, during the years it has been suggested that Colombo family came from Piacenza.<\/p>\n

Family origin<\/h3>\n

Probably his family came from Nure valley<\/a>: even today in the little village of Pradello in Bettola<\/a> a middle-age tower called “Torre dei Colombo” is still existing. This tower, dating back to the XIV Century, is referred as the house of the parents of Cristoforo. Currently it is hosting an interesting museum with a collection of memories of Colombo.<\/p>\n

In 1439 his father Domenico left Pradello and moved t0 Genova. But it’s still not clear if Cristoforo was already born.
\nAccording to some proofs, Cristoforo died in 1506 when he was 70 years old. This means that Colombo was born in 1436, three years before the moving of his family.<\/p>\n

His life<\/h3>\n

He was certainly releated to Piacenza’s land.
\nAccording to Bartolomeo Las Casas, who met Cristoforo in person, we know for sure, that Cristoforo\u00a0 studied in Pavia. Actually at that time, the Pavia’s diocese included the middle and high Nure Valley, and the Atheneaum of Pavia was merged with the university of Piacenza.<\/p>\n

In 1480 Cristoforo got married with Felipa Moniz Perestrello, descendent from Filippo Pallastrelli from Piacenza, who moved to Oporto in 1381 and he changed his surname to its Portuguese version Perestrello.
\nIn 1892, after four Centuries from the Discovery of the Americas, Bettola celebrated this story with a memorial on the central square.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The epigraph says:<\/p>\n

“\u201cDica ai venturi
\nquesto monumento
\nsorto per unanime plebiscito
\nche da Valnure usc\u00ec la progenie
\ndi
\nCristoforo Colombo
\nal mondo antico
\nsublime datore di un altro\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cristoforo Colombo. A Piacenza\u2019s citizen discovering America The origin of Cristoforo Colombo is cloudy. Despite the fact that Genova city has always claimed his origin, during the years it has been suggested that Colombo came from Piacenza. Probably his family came from Nure valley: even today in the little village of Pradello in Bettola is still existing a middle-age tower called \u201cTorre dei Colombo\u201d. This tower, dating the last 300s, is referred as the house of the parents of Cristoforo. Currently is hosting an interesting museum with a collection of memories of C. Colombo. In 1439 his father Domenico left Pradello and moved t0 Genova. But it\u2019s still not clear if Cristoforo was already born. According to some proofs, Cristoforo died in 1506 when he was 70 years old. This means that Colombo was born in 1436, three years before the moving of his family. He was certainly releated to Piacenza\u2019s land. According to Bartolomeo Las Casas, who met Cristoforo in person, we know certainly that Cristoforo\u00a0 studied in Pavia. Actually at that time, the Pavia\u2019s diocese included the middle and high Nure Valley, and the Atheneaum of Pavia was merged with the university of Piacenza. In 1480 Cristoforo got merried with Felipa Moniz Perestrello, descendent from Filippo Pallastrelli from Piacenza, who moved to Oporto in 1381 and he changed his surname to its Portuguese version Perestrello. In 1892, after four Centuries from the Discovery of the Americas, it was dedicated in Bettola\u2019s square a memorial to remember this story. 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