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May 14, 2024 · Christopher Columbus, the Italian explorer sailing under the Spanish flag, embarked on four historic voyages across the Atlantic Ocean between 1492 and 1504. While his initial goal was to find a western sea route to Asia, his expeditions led to the “discovery” of the Americas and initiated a new era of exploration, colonization, and global ...
5 days ago · Columbus, in his fourth and last voyage in 1502, sailed the coast of the Isthmus of Panama in search of the “narrow place between two seas” that Indigenous Americans had described to him. He imagined a hidden strait that, of course, he failed to find.
May 8, 2024 · Columbus sailed westward on the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, famously determined to discover for Spain a shorter and more direct route to the riches of the Indies. Meanwhile, a fellow Italian explorer for hire, John Cabot, set off on his own journey, under England's flag.
2 days ago · But where did Columbus actually go on his first voyage? According to historical records, Columbus set sail from Spain on August 3, 1492. After more than two months at sea, he finally landed on an island in the Bahamas on October 12.
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 ...
May 7, 2024 · It’s a common misconception that when Columbus set sail for the Americas, some people feared he would fall off the ocean's edge because they thought the Earth was flat. However, even in the...
5 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 ...
