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Origin theories of Christopher Columbus. Posthumous representation of Christopher Columbus, as depicted in The Virgin of the Navigators by Alejo Fernández, 1531–36. The ethnic or national origin of explorer Christopher Columbus (1450 or 1451 – 1506) has been a source of speculation since the 19th century. [1]
A timeline of major events in the life of Italian-born navigator and explorer Christopher Columbus, 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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Mar 5, 2016 · In his theory, Columbus was a son of the Polish King Wladyslaw III, who escaped from the battlefield in Varna and hid on the island of Madeira. Rosa believes that the former Polish king lived on Madeira under the name of Henrique Alemão, and had a wife named Senhorinha Annes, a Portuguese noblewoman. Rosa says that their son was the famous ...
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Timeline. 1451 - 1506. Life of the Genoese explorer Christopher Columbus . 1460. The Santa Maria is launched in Pontevedra in Galicia, northern Spain. It will be Christopher Columbus ' flagship when he sails to the Americas in 1492. 1492 - 1493. First Voyage of Christopher Columbus to the New World in three ships in an attempt to establish ...
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He made a second voyage (1493–96) with at least 17 ships and founded La Isabela (in what is now the Dominican Republic), the first European town in the New World. This voyage also began Spain’s effort to promote Christian evangelization. On his third voyage (1498–1500) he reached South America and the Orinoco River delta.
Oct 12, 2020 · Christopher Columbus (l. 1451-1506 CE, also known as Cristoffa Corombo in Ligurian and Cristoforo Colombo in Italian) was a Genoese explorer (identified as Italian) who became famous in his own time as the man who discovered the New World and, since the 19th century CE, is credited with the discovery of North America, specifically the region ...
Nov 9, 2012 · It is an unsolved puzzle that adds even more intrigue to an already controversial figure in history, inspiring travellers to delve deeper into his life in both Europe and the Americas. Columbus ...
