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

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   4 days ago · 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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     Bartholomew Columbus was an Italian explorer, brother of...

   • Leif Erikson

     Leif Erikson (flourished 11th century) was a Norse explorer...

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   • Diego Columbus

     Diego Columbus was the eldest son of Christopher Columbus...

   • Bartolomeu Dias

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2. fr.wikipedia.org › wiki › Christophe_ColombChristophe Colomb — Wikipédia

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   6 days ago · Christophe Colomb (en ligure : Cristoffa Combo ; en italien : Cristoforo Colombo ; en espagnol : Cristóbal Colón ), né en 1451 sur le territoire de la république de Gênes et mort le 20 mai 1506 à Valladolid, est un navigateur génois au service des Rois catholiques, Isabelle de Castille et Ferdinand d'Aragon, célèbre pour avoir selon la formulati...

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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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   Where did Christopher Columbus get his letters from?

   • From a manuscript recently discovered in Spain. Tr. from the Spanish. : Including those contained in R. H. Major's select letters of Christopher Columbus. Volume I, The first and second voyages with other original documents, relating to his four voyages to the New world. Translated and edited by R. H. Major.

   Columbus, Christopher - Primary Sources: Exploration & Discovery

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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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   Who is the author of the imaginative landscape of Christopher Columbus?

   • G.F. Grant Professor of History, University of Hull, England. Author of The Imaginative Landscape of Christopher Columbus. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.

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4. www.news9live.com › knowledge › christopher-columbusChristopher Columbus: How did the Italian navigator and ...

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   May 5, 2024 · Christopher Columbus and the change in world history. Born on October 31, 1451, Christopher Columbus grew up on the coast of Liguria. He was still young when he went to sea and travelled to many places, to the British Isles in the north and to present-day Ghana in the south. He married Filipa Moniz Perestrelo, a Portuguese noblewoman.

5. ewtn.co.uk › article-what-you-should-know-aboutWhat You Should Know About Christopher Columbus

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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 ...

6. untappedcities.com › 2017/10/09 › how-the-statue-ofHow The Statue of Christopher Columbus Came To Be in NYC’s ...

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   4 days ago · Located in the southwest corner of Central Park sits Columbus Circle, and its center, a 70-foot statue of infamous Italian explorer, Christopher Columbus. Unveiled on October 12, 1892 on the 400th ...

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   May 13, 2024 · The Log of Christopher Columbus by Christopher Columbus Call Number: E118 .C725 1987 Translation based on Las Casas abstract of the Log with additions from his Historia and Fernando Columbus's Historie [of the Columbus family].

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_HaitiHistory of Haiti - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · v. t. e. The recorded history of Haiti began in 1492, when the European captain and explorer Christopher Columbus landed on a large island in the region of the western Atlantic Ocean that later came to be known as the Caribbean. The western portion of the island of Hispaniola, where Haiti is situated, was inhabited by the Taíno and Arawakan ...