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   Who was Christopher Columbus and what did he do?

   • Christopher Columbus (born between August 26 and October 31?, 1451, Genoa [Italy]—died May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain) master navigator and admiral whose four transatlantic voyages (1492–93, 1493–96, 1498–1500, and 1502–04) opened the way for European exploration, exploitation, and colonization of the Americas.

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   How has Christopher Columbus changed over the years?

   • Christopher Columbus’s fortunes have changed over the past several decades. Monuments that once celebrated his memory have been toppled or spattered with paint. Disdain for his colonialist ways is unmistakable. But few interventions are as thoughtful as the art of Hew Locke.

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   Was Columbus a 'discoverer of the New World'?

   • He has long been called the “discoverer” of the New World, although Vikings such as Leif Eriksson had visited North America five centuries earlier. Columbus made his transatlantic voyages under the sponsorship of Ferdinand II and Isabella I, the Catholic Monarchs of Aragon, Castile, and Leon in Spain.

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   Where did Columbus Travel?

   • Between 1482 and 1485 Columbus traded along the Guinea and Gold coasts of tropical West Africa and made at least one voyage to the Portuguese fortress of São Jorge da Mina (now Elmina, Ghana) there, gaining knowledge of Portuguese navigation and the Atlantic wind systems along the way.

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2. www.britannica.com › biography › Christopher-ColumbusChristopher Columbus | Biography, Nationality, Voyages, Ships ...

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   May 16, 2024 · Christopher Columbus (born between August 26 and October 31?, 1451, Genoa [Italy]—died May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain) was a master navigator and admiral whose four transatlantic voyages (1492–93, 1493–96, 1498–1500, and 1502–04) opened the way for European exploration, exploitation, and colonization of the Americas.

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3. lincolnparishjournal.com › 2024/05/20 › this-day-inThis Day in History: Christopher Columbus dies | Lincoln ...

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   May 20, 2024 · May 20, 2024 / kylelpj. On May 20, 1506, the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid, Spain. Columbus was the first European to explore the Americas since the Vikings set up colonies in Greenland and Newfoundland in the 10th century. He explored the West Indies, South America and Central America, but died a disappointed man ...

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5. quartzmountain.org › article › what-christopherChristopher Columbus: The First Explorer To Travel To America

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   6 days ago · Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer, is often credited as being the first European to discover America. His journey, funded by the Spanish monarchy, took place in 1492 and marked the beginning of European exploration and colonization of the New World. Columbus set sail from Spain in August 1492, aboard the ships Santa Maria, Pinta, and Niña.

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   May 8, 2024 · Christopher Columbus was a man with a Catholic faith that embraced eternity, and a man very much limited by his times and circumstance. Zubair Simonson, October 10, 2022 – National Catholic Register. I was taught in kindergarten that a certain man was a great hero. An episode of Alvin and the Chipmunks had even left me with the impression ...

7. worldhistorycommons.org › remains-christopher-colombusRemains of Christopher Colombus | World History Commons

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   6 days ago · His efforts established the foundation for Spanish colonial rule, which ultimately endured for more than two hundred years. After his death in 1506, his remains were placed in the Cathedral of Sevilla, in Sevilla, Spain, where they remain to this day.

8. nobility.org › 2024 › 05Christopher Columbus Dies But His Glory Remains

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   May 20, 2024 · Christopher Columbus Dies But His Glory Remains - Nobility and Analogous Traditional Elites. May 20, 2024. In May, 1505, [Christopher Columbus] set out for the court of the Catholic King. The glorious Queen Isabella had passed to a better life the previous year.

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   May 16, 2024 · Christopher Columbus’s fortunes have changed over the past several decades. Monuments that once celebrated his memory have been toppled or spattered with paint. Disdain for his colonialist ways ...