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A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus. Title page of Vol. I, UK first edition, 1828. A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus is a fictional biographical account of Christopher Columbus written by Washington Irving in 1828. It was published in four volumes in Britain and in three volumes in the United States.
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]
Christopher Columbus Slaughter (a.k.a. C.C. Slaughter or Lum Slaughter) (1837–1919) was an American rancher, cattle drover and breeder, banker and philanthropist in the Old West. After serving in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War of 1861–1865, he came to own 40,000 cattle and over one million acres of ranch land in ...
Ferdinand Columbus. Ferdinand Columbus ( Spanish: Fernando or Hernando Colón; Portuguese: Fernando Colombo; Italian: Fernando Colombo; 15 August 1488 – 12 July 1539) was a Spanish bibliographer and cosmographer, the second son of Christopher Columbus. His mother was Beatriz Enriquez de Arana, whom his father never married.
Chris Columbus (musician) Joseph Christopher Columbus Morris (June 17, 1902 – August 20, 2002 [1] ), better known as Crazy Chris Columbo [2] or just Chris Columbo, was an American jazz drummer. He was sometimes credited as Joe Morris [2] on record, though he is no relation to free jazz guitarist Joe Morris or trumpeter Joe Morris .
The Columbus Monument ( Catalan: Monument a Colom, IPA: [munuˈment ə kuˈlom]; Spanish: Monumento a Colón or Mirador de Colón) is a 60 m (197 ft) tall monument to Christopher Columbus at the lower end of La Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was constructed for the Exposición Universal de Barcelona (1888) in honor of Columbus' first ...
A bronze statue of Christopher Columbus was installed on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1931. The 10-foot statue was created by Italian American Carlo Brioschi. In June 2020 American Indian Movement activists toppled the statue as part of the series of protests following the murder of George Floyd .
