Christopher Columbus

An Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer

Biography

Born in the Republic of Genoa, under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. Those voyages and his efforts to establish settlements on the island of Hispaniola, initiated the permanent European colonization of the New World.

Publications

TitlePublication DateDescriptionLink
Christopher Columbus (webpage from Wikipedia) A very detailed article about Christopher Columbus Link

Events

NameDate
Christopher Columbus born 1451-10-31
Christopher Columbus died 1506-05-20