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Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus (c. 1451 – 20 May 1506) was a Genoese navigator, colonizer and explorer whose voyages across the Atlantic Ocean led to general European awareness of the American continents in the Western Hemisphere. Although not the first to reach the Americas from Europe—he was preceded by... Read enhanced Wikipedia article
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1451
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1506
Place of Birth: Genoa
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Christopher Columbus Although among non-Native Americans Christopher Columbus is traditionally considered the discoverer of America, Columbus was preceded by the various cultures and civilizations of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, as well as the Western world's Vikings at L'Anse aux Meadows.

Hispanidad Since 1987 Spain has celebrated this holiday as its Fiesta Nacional de España In the other nations of the community, the day is also celebrated as a commemoration of the date in 1492 when Christopher Columbus discovered America, marking the beginning of the diffusion of Spanish language and culture as well as its lasting impact on the world.

Luis de Torres These conjectures have been given credentials in an article by Phyllis McIntosh in the U. S. State Department’s publication Washington File (August 23, 2004): “It is likely that Christopher Columbus, who discovered America in 1492, charted his way across the Atlantic Ocean with the help of an Arab navigator.”

Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve The reserve still has over 200 archeological sites, including the point where Christopher Columbus first discovered America.

Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera In 1892, he participated in his wife's trip to Cuba and the United States for the celebrations of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus.

Folklore of the United States Indeed, one particularly pervasive story is that Columbus discovered America, as it is far easier to elevate a man to heroic status than to reflect the reality among complex series of waves of immigrants from multiple conditions and walks of life.

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Spanish Empire Columbus instead "inadvertently" discovered the Americas, inaugurating the Spanish colonization of the continent.

Central America Following Christopher Columbus's discovery of the Americas for Spain, the Spanish sent numerous expeditions to the region, and they began their conquest of Maya lands in the 1520s.

The Voyage It was commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera, New York and first performed there on October 12th, 1992 (that exact date being the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus discovering the Americas).

15th century Discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus 1492

Catholic Church and the Age of Discovery The European discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus did not occur until 1492.

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Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica is the region extending from central Mexico south to the northwestern border of Costa Rica that gave rise to a group of stratified, culturally related agrarian civilizations spanning an approximately 3,000-year period before the European discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus.

Timeline of Amazon history 1492 – Christopher Columbus discovers the New World, some 14,000 to 40,000 years after the Indians.

Economic history of Portugal Christopher Columbus had discovered the New World and Pedro Álvares Cabral had reached the coast of Brazil.

Sarracenia Sarracenia were discovered as early as the 16th century, within a century of Christopher Columbus' discovery of the New World.

Timeline of the Roman Catholic Church 1492: Christopher Columbus discovers the New World.

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Central America Following Christopher Columbus's discovery of the Americas for Spain, the Spanish sent numerous expeditions to the region, and they began their conquest of Maya lands in the 1520s.

Portuguese discoveries In 1492 Christopher Columbus's discovery for Spain of the New World, which he believed to be Asia, led to disputes between the Spanish and Portuguese.

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Caribbean Sea After the discovery of the West Indies by Christopher Columbus in 1492, the Spanish term Antillas was assigned to the lands; stemming from this, "Sea of the Antilles" is a common alternative name for the Caribbean Sea in various European languages.

History of Portugal 1415–1542 After 1492 the discovery of the West Indies by Christopher Columbus rendered desirable a delimitation of the Spanish and Portuguese spheres of exploration.

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Globalization It began in the late 15th century, when the two Kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula - Portugal and Castile - sent the first exploratory voyages around the Horn of Africa and to the Americas, "discovered" in 1492 by Christopher Columbus.

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Religion in Honduras The first catholic mass celebrated in continental American territory was carried out on August 14, 1502 in Punta Caxinas, which was two weeks after the discovery of Honduras by Christopher Columbus.

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History of Honduras to 1838 While at one of the islands, Columbus discovered and seized a large canoe loaded with a wide variety of trade goods.

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Central America Following Christopher Columbus's discovery of the Americas for Spain, the Spanish sent numerous expeditions to the region, and they began their conquest of Maya lands in the 1520s.

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Caracoles The Bay Islands were first discovered by Christopher Columbus on his fourth voyage to America in 1502.

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Postage stamps and postal history of Antigua Antigua was discovered by Christopher Columbus, in 1493, and was named after the church of Santa Maria la Antigua in Seville.

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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus The world discovered by Christopher Columbus was to begin to change from that point on so Columbus "was also one of the last to see it in pure form."

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A Thousand and One... Americas The book makes him and his dog drift through imagination to historical occurrences of different nations which lived in America before it was discovered by Columbus in 1492.

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Long Cay On 19 October 1492, Long Cay was discovered by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage to the New World and he named it Ysabela.

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Christopher Columbus According to the contract that Columbus made with King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, if Columbus discovered any new islands or mainland, he would receive many high rewards.

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Christopher Columbus According to the contract that Columbus made with King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, if Columbus discovered any new islands or mainland, he would receive many high rewards.

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John Cabot Once Henry the Navigator began searching for a route around Africa, the Iberian peninsula (Portugal and Spain) began to attract Italian navigational talent, especially after Columbus's discovery of "the Indies" (as all Asia was called at the time) by sailing west.

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United States Virgin Islands The islands were named by Christopher Columbus on his second voyage in 1493 for Saint Ursula and her virgin followers.

Christopher Columbus Columbus named the small island of "Saona ... to honor Michele da Cuneo, his friend from Savona."

Saona Island Columbus named the small island of "Saona ... to honor Michele da Cuneo, his friend from Savona."

Isla de la Juventud Columbus named the island La Evangelista and claimed it for Spain; the island would also come to be known Isla de Cotorras ("Isle of Parrots") and Isla de Tesoros ("Treasure Island") at various points in its history.

Îles des Saintes The islands were named Los Santos by Christopher Columbus, who arrived there on All Saints' Day of 1493.

Puerto Rico Columbus named the island San Juan Bautista, in honor of Saint John the Baptist.

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Discovery Bay, Jamaica The bay was originally named Puerto Seco (Dry Harbor) by Christopher Columbus because, unlike the neighboring Rio Bueno bay, there are no permanent rivers flowing into it.

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Saona Island Columbus named Michele da Cuneo first governor of the island.

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History of the Cayman Islands Christopher Columbus sighted the Cayman Islands on May 10, 1503 and named them Las Tortugas after the numerous sea turtles seen swimming in the surrounding waters.

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Trujillo, Colón Columbus named the place "Punta de Caxinas".

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Trujillo, Colón Columbus named the place "Punta de Caxinas".

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Îles des Saintes The islands were named Los Santos by Christopher Columbus, who arrived there on All Saints' Day of 1493.

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Gulf of Paria It was originally named Golfo de la Ballena (the Gulf of the Whale) by Christopher Columbus, but the 19th Century whaling industry eliminated whales from the area and populations have never recovered.

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Saona Island Columbus named Michele da Cuneo first governor of the island.

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Luperón locality Columbus named it "Bahia de Gracias" (Thanksgiving Bay), the current official name.

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History of the Dominican Republic Christopher Columbus reached the island on his first voyage, on December 5, 1492, naming it La Española.

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1502 Christopher Columbus lands at Trujillo and names the mainland 'Honduras'.

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1502 Christopher Columbus lands at Trujillo and names the mainland 'Honduras'.

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History of Antigua and Barbuda Christopher Columbus landed on the islands in 1493, naming the larger one Santa Maria de la Antigua.

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History of Antigua and Barbuda Christopher Columbus landed on the islands in 1493, naming the larger one Santa Maria de la Antigua.

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Guantánamo Bay Christopher Columbus landed at the location known as Fisherman's Point in 1494, naming it Puerto Grande.

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Discovery Bay, Jamaica The bay was originally named Puerto Seco (Dry Harbor) by Christopher Columbus because, unlike the neighboring Rio Bueno bay, there are no permanent rivers flowing into it.

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History of Trinidad and Tobago Columbus is reported to have promised to name the next land he discovered for the Holy Trinity, and considered it a miracle when the first land he sighted was the three peaks of the Trinity Hills.

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Maritime history of England Before Christopher Columbus reached mainland America, John Cabot was employed by the English government to discover new lands.

Timeline of pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact 1498: On his third expedition, Columbus finally reaches South American mainland.

History of Honduras to 1838 In 1502 Columbus sailed past the Islas de la Bahía (Bay Islands) and shortly thereafter reached the mainland of Central America.

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United States In 1492, Genoese explorer Christopher Columbus, under contract to the Spanish crown, reached several Caribbean islands, making first contact with the indigenous people.

History of the Dominican Republic Christopher Columbus reached the island on his first voyage, on December 5, 1492, naming it La Española.

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Colón Department Honduras Trujillo was the site of the first Catholic Mass in the American mainland, held when Christopher Columbus reached the Honduran shore in 1502.

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Spanish Empire After their victory, the Catholic monarchs negotiated with Christopher Columbus, a Genoese sailor attempting to reach Cipangu by sailing west.

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Christopher Columbus In 1479 Columbus reached his brother Bartolomeo in Lisbon, keeping on trading for the Centurione family.

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Óc Eo On reaching Cariay on the coast of Costa Rica, Columbus thought he was close the gold mines of Champa.

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1502 November 7 – Columbus reaches the coast of Honduras and passes south to Panama.

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History of Spain They authorized the expedition of Christopher Columbus, who became the first European to reach the New World since Leif Ericson, which led to an influx of wealth into Spain, funding the coffers of the new state that would prove to be a dominant power of Europe for the next two centuries.

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Christopher Columbus In 1479 Columbus reached his brother Bartolomeo in Lisbon, keeping on trading for the Centurione family.

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Honduras On his fourth and the final voyage to the New World in 1502, Christopher Columbus reached the Bay Islands on the coast of Honduras.

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    Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus (c. 1451 – 20 May 1506) was a navigator, colonizer, and explorer whose voyages across the Atlantic Ocean led to general European awareness of the American continents in the Western Hemisphere.
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    Category:Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus Categories named after people
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    Christopher Columbus (film)

    Christopher Columbus is a 1949 biographical film starring Fredric March as Christopher Columbus and Florence Eldridge as Queen Isabella. ... Fredric March as Christopher Columbus
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    Christopher Columbus (disambiguation)

    Christopher Columbus was a Genoese (Italian) explorer. Christopher Columbus may also refer to:
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    Christopher Columbus (TV series)

    Christopher Columbus was a television mini-series broadcast in Italy and the United States in 1985. In six hours, the series told the story of the life of Christopher Columbus with Gabriel Byrne starring as the eponymous character.
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    Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

    Christopher Columbus: The Discovery, a 1992 film directed by James Bond alumnus John Glen, was the last project developed by the father-and-son production team of Alexander and Ilya Salkind.
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    Voyages of Christopher Columbus

    In the early modern period, the voyages of Christopher Columbus initiated European exploration and colonization of the American continents. Christopher Columbus was a navigator and an admiral for the Crown of Castile whose voyages to America are of great significance in western history; particularly his original voyage of 1492, although he did not actually reach the South American mainland until his third voyage in 1498.
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    Columbus

    Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian "Colombo". ... Christopher Columbus, navigator, explorer, and colonizer who brought public awareness of the Americas to Europeans.
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    Little Christopher Columbus

    Little Christopher Columbus is a burlesque opera in two acts, with music by Ivan Caryll and Gustave Kerker and a libretto by George R. Sims and Cecil Raleigh. It opened on 10 October 1893 at the Lyric Theatre in London and then transferred to Terry's Theatre, running for a total of 421 performances, which was a very successful run at the time.

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