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Christopher Columbus (/ k ə ˈ l ʌ m b ə s /; between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and European colonization of the Americas.
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European discovery and colonization of the Americas. Between 1492 and 1504, the Italian navigator and explorer Christopher Columbus led four transatlantic maritime expeditions in the name of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain to the Caribbean and to Central and South America. These voyages led to the widespread knowledge of the New World.
- 1492, 1493, 1498 & 1502
- European discovery and colonization of the Americas
- The Americas
- Christopher Columbus and Castilian crew (among others)
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Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) was an Italian trader, explorer, and navigator. He was born in Genoa, Italy, in the year 1451. "Christopher Columbus" is the English version of Columbus's name. His real name in Italian was Cristoforo Colombo. He was the son of a weaver named Domenico Colombo and a seamstress named Susanna Fontanarossa .
The Christopher Columbus Encyclopedia. Book. © 1992. Download book PDF. Overview. Editors: Silvio A. Bedini (Emeritus) 1452 Accesses. 9 Citations. 17 Altmetric. Search within this book. Table of contents (21 chapters) Front Matter. Pages I-XXIII. Download chapter PDF. A. Silvio A. Bedini. Pages 1-57. Download chapter PDF. B. Silvio A. Bedini.
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.
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2 volumes (xxii, 787 pages) : 29 cm. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2021-03-01 16:06:51 Associated-names Bedini, Silvio A; Buisseret, David
Apr 26, 2021 · The Diario of Christopher Columbus's first voyage to America, 1492-1493 : Columbus, Christopher : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.
