Christopher Columbus Summary

The Voyages of Christopher Columbus: European Contact with the New World and the Age of Exploration Overview In A.D. 1000, Viking Norsemen commanded by Leif Eriksson (fl. eleventh century) landed on t... Read more

Columbus, Christopher 1451 Genoa, Italy May 20, 1506 Valladolid, Spain Italian explorer Portrait: Christopher Columbus. Reproduced by permission of Corbis-Bettmann. "Thirty-three days af... Read more

Christopher Columbus Born 1451, Genoa, Italy Died May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain The life of Christopher Columbus is one of contrasts—great triumphs marked by even greater defeats. Despite Co... Read more

The Italian navigator Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) was the discoverer of America. Though he had set out to find a westward route to Asia, his explorations proved to be as important as any alternat... Read more

The Western world would be shaken from its foundation after the voyage of Columbus. An exchange of ideas, diseases, cultures, and religions would commence soon thereafter. What would occur after was o... Read more

Christopher Columbus is the best explorer ever to step foot on the ground of U.S. soil. I don't believe that he was a traitor to us because if it wasn't for him we would not be here today. I thank C... Read more

Although Christopher Columbus may have brought America to the attention of the civilized world, he did not discover it. Most people believe ... Read more

In 1492, Christopher Columbus unintentionally discovered America, when he landed in the Caribbean Islands, while looking for a direct sea route to Asia. Despite the fact that Columbus believed he had ... Read more

During my formative years in kindergarten and elementary school I remember the nursery book rhyme taught to all of us children. "In fourteen-hundred and ninety two Columbus sailed the ocean blue." W... Read more

Christopher Columbus, hero or villain" The question asked by many people is whether or not Columbus deserves his own holiday. He is the only man in our nation and history with his own holiday celebr... Read more

Christopher Columbus is the most well known explorer by most school age children. When children are young, teachers tell them that Columbus was a very good person, a hero even. To be politically corre... Read more

Yes, Columbus discovered America, but do you know how many deaths and how much destruction it cost? Columbus went to explore the ocean and he found a new continent, North America. He wa... Read more

Christopher Columbus In 1492, Christopher Columbus began a historic voyage to the New World. Columbus discovered a new continent and proved his theory that the earth was not flat. His discovery ... Read more