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Apr 6, 2009 · Christopher Columbus (between August 25 and October 31, 1451 – May 20, 1506) was a Genoese navigator, colonizer and explorer whose voyages across the Atlantic Ocean—funded by Queen Isabella of Spain—led to general European awareness of the American continents in the Western Hemisphere.
Christopher Columbus and the Participation of the Jews in the Spanish and Portuguese Discoveries is a scholarly work by Meyer Kayserling, translated into English and published in 1894. [1] [2] In it, Keyserling reports on an extensive search of Spanish archives including those at Alcalá de Henares , Barcelona , Madrid , and Seville .
Christopher Columbus ( / kəˈlʌmbəs /; [1] Ligurian: Cristoffa Corombo; Italian: Cristoforo Colombo; Spanish: Cristóbal Colón; before 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer and navigator who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, opening the way for European exploration and colonization of the Americas.
The Christopher Columbus Foundation, whose complete name is Christopher Columbus Foundation for Freedoms ( Fondazione Cristoforo Colombo per le Libertà, FCL) was an organization and think tank connected to The People of Freedom (PdL), a political party in Italy. Its leader is Christian democrat Claudio Scajola .
Pastwatch: The Flood. Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus (1996) is a science fiction novel by American writer Orson Scott Card, the first in a proposed Pastwatch series. The book's focus is the life and activities of explorer Christopher Columbus. Much of the action deals with a group of scientists from the future who travel back ...
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.
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.
