CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Christopher Columbus - Wikipedia
OverviewChristopher Columbus ( ; before 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonist who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain. He led the first European expeditions to the Caribbean, Central America, and South America, initiating the permanent European colonization of the Americas. Columbus discovered the viable sailing route to the Americas, a continent that was then unknown to the Old World. While what he thought he had discovered was a route to the Far East, he is credited with the opening of the Americas for conquest anRead moreEarly lifeQuest for AsiaVoyages Accusations of tyrannyLater lifeIllness and deathCommemorationSee all sectionsWikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA license
Christopher Columbus - HISTORY
Last updated: May 16, 2019The Age of Discovery. During the 15th and 16th centuries, leaders of several European nations Christopher Columbus: Early Life. Christopher Columbus, the son of a wool merchant, was born in The First Voyage. At the end of the 15th century, it was nearly impossible to reach Asia from Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. On August 3, 1492, Columbus and his crew set sail from Spain in See all full list on historyNative American CulturesMar 18, 2019Marco Polo - HISTORYMar 06, 2019Native American History TimelineNov 27, 2018Columbus ControversyOct 03, 2018See more results