Who Was Alive

Were Christopher Columbus and Catherine of Aragon alive at the same time?

Yes. Christopher Columbus and Catherine of Aragon were alive at the same time for 20 years, from 1485 to 1506.

Christopher Columbus was 33 or 34 when Catherine of Aragon was born.

Catherine of Aragon was 20 when Christopher Columbus died, aged 54 or 55.

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

Born 1451 · died 20 May 1506, aged 54 or 55

Catherine of Aragon

Catherine of Aragon

Spanish diplomat

Born 16 December 1485 · died 7 January 1536, aged 50

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  4. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  5. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  6. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546
  7. Catherine of Aragon, 1485 – 1536

Christopher Columbus and Catherine of Aragon in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Christopher Columbus and Catherine of Aragon were born

Christopher Columbus and Catherine of Aragon are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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