Which country christopher columbus nationality

Explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in the Republic of Genoa, Italy.  his first voyage into the Atlantic Ocean in 1476 nearly cost him his life.  Columbus participated in several other expeditions to Africa.  In 1492 Columbus left Spain in the Santa Maria, with the Pinta and the Niña along side.

Currently, as of february 2016, an american traveling in france would be by the exchange rate. the weakness of the euro and the strength of the us dollar means that items in france cost less to an american than they otherwise would. of course, if this trend reverses and the us dollar weakens and the euro strengthens, such as was happening in early 2008, an american traveling in france would have an adverse experience because items would cost relatively more.