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  1. Explanation: Columbus was very cruel and willing to hurt natives. Quote: “In 1499, the Spanish monarchs got wind of the mistreatment of Spanish colonists in Hispaniola, including the flogging and executions without trial. Columbus, who was governor of the territory, was arrested, chained up, and brought back to Spain.”.

  2. 5 days ago · Christopher Columbus Langdell (born May 22, 1826, New Boston, N.H., U.S.—died July 6, 1906, Cambridge, Mass.) was an American educator, dean of the Harvard Law School (1870–95), who originated the case method of teaching law. Langdell studied law at Harvard (1851–54) and practiced in New York City until 1870, when he accepted a ...

  3. Childhood and Early Life. Early explorer Christopher Columbus sailed under the Spanish flag and was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451. His father was a wealthy Italian wool merchant. When he was a teenager, Columbus went to sea working on a merchant ship. Then in 1740, the ship he worked on was attacked by French pirates off the coast of Portugal ...

  4. Ernle Bradford. Open Road Media, Apr 1, 2014 - History - 264 pages. The “outstanding” biography of the Italian navigator and explorer from the bestselling author of The Great Siege (The New York Times). Christopher Columbus, credited with discovering America in 1492, was a great explorer who forever changed the world—but his iconic image ...

  5. Apr 18, 2021 · Death. Christopher Columbus died on May 20th, 1506, aged 54, probably due to severe Reactive Arthritis, a pain in the joints caused due to an infection in some other part of the body. The infection might have been caused due to food poisoning during his voyage.

  6. 20 May 1506. Place Of Birth: Genoa, Italy. Best Known As: The explorer who opened the door to the Americas. Name at birth: Cristoforo Colombo. Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, landing in the "new world" of the Americas and gaining lasting fame. Using ships and money provided by Ferdinand of Aragon and ...

  7. Amazon.com: Christopher Columbus: A Great Maritime Explorer. The Entire Life Story. Biography, Facts & Quotes (Great Biographies, Book 55) (Audible Audio Edition): The History Hour, Delaine Daniels, Dimiter Mutafchi: Books

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