navigator and explorer Christopher Columbus led four transatlantic maritime expeditions in the name of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain to the Caribbean...
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A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus is a fictional biographical account of Christopher Columbus written by Washington Irving in...
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Christopher Columbus (/kəˈlʌmbəs/; between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa...
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Christopher Columbus received finances and was authorised to sail west and claim lands for Spain. The monarchs accorded him the title of Admiral of the...
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Transatlantic crossing (redirect from Transatlantic voyages)
in 1566 with the Spanish West Indies fleets, following the voyages of Christopher Columbus. Prior to the 19th century, transatlantic crossings were undertaken...
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UPR. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-8477-0244-2. Christopher Columbus (5 February 2004). The Four Voyages of Christopher Columbus. Penguin Books Limited. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-14-192042-9...
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North America (redirect from Demographics of North America)
colonizing areas of North America. In 1492, the exploratory voyages of Christopher Columbus led to a transatlantic exchange, including migrations of European...
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America nearly a century before the voyages of Christopher Columbus. Nicolò and Antonio are notable for a number of letters and a map (the so-called "Zeno...
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Vinland (redirect from Battle of Vinland (1003))
area of coastal North America explored by Vikings. Leif Eriksson landed there around 1000 AD, nearly five centuries before the voyages of Christopher Columbus...
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The ethnic or national origin of explorer Christopher Columbus (1450 or 1451 – 1506) has been a source of speculation since the 19th century. The consensus...
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