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1. www.history.com › exploration › christopher-columbusChristopher Columbus - Facts, Voyage & Discovery | HISTORY

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   Nov 9, 2009 · The explorer Christopher Columbus made four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain: in 1492, 1493, 1498 and 1502. His most famous was his first voyage, commanding the ships the Nina, the...

2. www.historicalblindness.com › blogandpodcast › theThe Myth and Mystery of Christopher Columbus — Historical ...

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   Oct 2, 2018 · Ahead of the now controversial holiday Columbus Day, it is worthwhile to examine the myths and mysteries surrounding that much vaunted explorer who in fourteen hundred and ninety-two went and sailed the ocean blue: Christopher Columbus.

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   Where did Christopher Columbus land?

   • Christopher Columbus lands at Guanahani, now known as San Salvador, island of the Bahamas, 1492. Even if we ignore the fact that millions of indigenous people had lived in the land now known as North America for more than 10,000 years before Columbus "discovered" it, Columbus was still not the first European to make landfall in the New World.

   7 'Facts' They Got Wrong in School About Christopher Columbus

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   Was Christopher Columbus a doer of great good?

   • And who, on balance, we may yet celebrate as a doer of great good. In popular myth, Christopher Columbus is the symbol of European greed and genocidal imperialism. In reality, he was a dedicated Christian concerned first and foremost with serving God and his fellow man.

   Columbus: Separating Myth from Fact - Catholic Answers

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   Does children's literature promote the Columbus myth?

   • In fact, Christina M. Desai, in a 2014 article in Children’s Literature in Education called “The Columbus Myth: Power and Ideology in Picturebooks about Christopher Columbus,” showed that children’s literature continues to promote the same ideas about Columbus, regardless of how modern views of the man have changed.

   The Myth and Mystery of Christopher Columbus - Historical Blindness

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   Did Christopher Columbus sail the ocean blue?

   • Ahead of the now controversial holiday Columbus Day, it is worthwhile to examine the myths and mysteries surrounding that much vaunted explorer who in fourteen hundred and ninety-two went and sailed the ocean blue: Christopher Columbus.

   The Myth and Mystery of Christopher Columbus - Historical Blindness

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4. www.npr.org › 2011/10/10 › 141164702Think You Know The Real Christopher Columbus? : NPR

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   Oct 10, 2011 · Guest host Tony Cox speaks with historian William Fowler to set the record straight on some of the popular myths surrounding Christopher Columbus and his voyage.

5. resources.newamericanhistory.org › myth-of-columbusThe Myth of Columbus • New American History

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   In this learning resource, you will explore the Myth of Columbus and draw your own conclusions based on the facts and evidence you will research and analyze. Engage: What is your historical memory of Columbus?

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6. www.truthaboutcolumbus.com › myth-vs-factsMyth vs Facts – The Truth About Columbus

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   Learn the facts versus the myths surrounding Christopher Columbus, the Italian explorer whose voyage of discovery to the New World in 1492 linked Europe and the Americas and began a new age of exploration.

7. history.howstuffworks.com › historical-figures7 'Facts' They Got Wrong in School About Christopher Columbus

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   Let's dispel some of the most pervasive myths about the divisive figure of Christopher Columbus, starting with how people viewed the world in the 15th century. Contents. Columbus Set Out to Prove the World Was Round. Columbus Was Italian. Columbus Discovered America.

8. www.catholic.com › columbus-the-real-storyColumbus: Separating Myth from Fact - Catholic Answers

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   Oct 11, 2021 · In popular myth, Christopher Columbus is the symbol of European greed and genocidal imperialism. In reality, he was a dedicated Christian concerned first and foremost with serving God and his fellow man.