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🔍 Problem Summary:

We are told that Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 and died on May 20, 1506. He was a Spanish explorer, navigator, and colonizer who made four voyages to the Americas between 1492 and 1504.

The key part of the problem is this:

> "He had four known sons and one daughter. His wife was Felipa Perestrello e Moniz, who died in 1485. The only child who survived into adulthood was Diego Colón, born in 1476."

Then comes the main puzzle:

> "In what year was his daughter born?"

But wait — the text says:
> "He had four known sons and one daughter."
> "His wife was Felipa... who died in 1485."
> "The only child who survived into adulthood was Diego Colón, born in 1476."

And then it adds:
> "Columbus had a son named Ferdinand (born 1488), who died young. Another son, Diego, was born in 1476 and lived to adulthood. A daughter, Isabella, was born in 1480, but she died young."

Wait — there seems to be a contradiction in the original text? Let’s clarify.

Actually, the text itself gives us the answer if we read carefully.

Let’s extract the facts clearly:

- Columbus was born: 1451
- Died: May 20, 1506
- Wife: Felipa Perestrello e Moniz, died in 1485
- Children: Four sons, one daughter
- Only surviving adult child: Diego Colón, born 1476
- Ferdinand: Born 1488, died young
- Daughter: Isabella, born 1480, died young

So the daughter is Isabella, born in 1480.

But wait — the problem says:
> "In what year was his daughter born?"

And the text explicitly states:
> "A daughter, Isabella, was born in 1480..."

So unless this is a trick question or there's an error in interpretation, the answer is clear.

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✔ Solution:

The daughter of Christopher Columbus was Isabella, and she was born in 1480.

Even though she died young, the birth year is given directly in the text.

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🧠 Why might this be a puzzle?

Perhaps the confusion arises because:

- The only child who survived into adulthood was Diego (1476).
- Ferdinand was born in 1488, after Felipa died (1485) — so possibly born to a second wife or mistress.
- But the daughter Isabella was born in 1480, which is before Felipa’s death.

So all children were likely born during her lifetime.

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✔ Final Answer:

The daughter was born in 1480.

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If this is a logic puzzle meant to test reading comprehension, the key is to look for explicit information in the text. Even if not all details are immediately obvious, the birth year of the daughter is stated directly.

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📌 Conclusion:

> Answer: 1480

This is based on the sentence: *"A daughter, Isabella, was born in 1480..."* provided in the text.