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 Columbus’s downfall in his own time and the divided...

"Christopher Columbus Reports to Ferdinand and Isabella" Reprinted in Major Problems of American Colonial History Published in 1993 "...I promise, that with a little assistance afforded me by our most invincible sovereigns, I will...

1451 Genoa, Italy May 20, 1506 Valladolid, Spain Italian explorer Portrait: Christopher Columbus. "Thirty-three days after my...

In A.D. 1000, Viking Norsemen commanded by Leif Eriksson (fl. eleventh century) landed on the shores of Newfoundland and established temporary settlements there. Four hundred years would pass before another generation of explorers, equipped with the...

(born between August 26 and October 31?, 1451, Genoa [Italy]—died May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain) master navigator and admiral whose four transatlantic voyages (1492–93, 1493–96, 1498–1500, and 1502–04) opened the way for...

1451-1506 Italian Explorer If there is any explorer who, in the eyes of most Americans, seems to need no introduction, it is Christopher Columbus. Yet few figures in history have been the subject of so much myth. Old-fashioned political correctness...

(born between Aug. 26 and Oct. 31?, 1451, Genoa—died May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain) Genoese navigator and explorer whose transatlantic voyages opened the way for European exploration, exploitation, and colonization of the Americas. He began his...

Portrait by Alejo Fernández, painted between 1505 and 1536. Photo by historian Manuel Rosa.Bornc. 1451disputed, Genoa, ItalyDiedMay 20 1506outside Valladolid, SpainOccupationMaritime explorer for the Crown of CastileReligious stanceChristianity...