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Valladolid. Christopher Columbus died on May 20, 1506, in Valladolid. His death occurred in this city because he was following the itinerant Court of Ferdinand the Catholic. [1] The exact location of his death is unknown, but it could have been either in a modest inn or in the house of a sailor named Gil García where he was a guest.
A letter written by Christopher Columbus on February 15, 1493, is the first known document announcing the results of his first voyage that set out in 1492 and reached the Americas. The letter was ostensibly written by Columbus himself, aboard the caravel Niña, on the return leg of his voyage. [2] A postscript was added upon his arrival in ...
Juan Ponce de León. Juan Ponce de León (1460-1521) was a Spanish nobleman, explorer and colonial governor. [1] Looking for gold and a rumored " Fountain of Youth, he landed on the southeast coast of North America near present-day St. Augustine, Florida. [2] He claimed the lands for Spain and named it La Florida (place of flowers). [2]
Christopher Columbus. Location. Newark, New Jersey, U.S. Coordinates. 40°44′36.43″N 74°10′11.61″W. / 40.7434528°N 74.1698917°W / 40.7434528; -74.1698917. Base after statue removal. A statue of Christopher Columbus was a memorial in Washington Park (now Harriet Tubman Square) in Newark, New Jersey, within the James Street ...
Christopher Columbus is an American jazz song composed by Chu Berry with lyrics by Andy Razaf. Pianist Fats Waller turned the tune into a 1936 novelty hit which was subsequently recorded by numerous other artists and became a jazz standard. [1] Jimmy Mundy wrote the lead into a medley with "Sing, Sing, Sing" for Benny Goodman .
The Monument to Christopher Columbus was located in the plaza behind the government house in the city of Buenos Aires in Argentina. It was located in the Columbus Park, between the Casa Rosada and La Avenida La Rabida. The monument was a gift celebrating the 1910 Centennial of Argentine independence from Spain.
The 50-foot tall bronze and granite statue was designed by the Italian American sculptor Frank Vittor and installed in 1958. [1] In 2020, the sculpture was covered and the Pittsburgh Art Commission voted unanimously in favor of its removal. [1] [2] Covered statue, 2020.
