Christopher Columbus - Wikipedia The name Christopher Columbus is the anglicization of the Latin Christophorus Columbus Growing up on the coast of Liguria, he went to sea at a young age and traveled widely, as far north as the British Isles and as far south as what is now Ghana
Voyages of Christopher Columbus - Wikipedia Columbus was partly inspired by 13th-century Italian explorer Marco Polo in his ambition to explore Asia His initial belief that he had reached "the Indies" has resulted in the name "West Indies" being attached to the Bahamas and the other islands of the Caribbean
Christopher Columbus - Encyclopedia Britannica Christopher Columbus, the intrepid Italian explorer, embarked on a historic voyage across the Atlantic in 1492 and opened up new horizons for European exploration and colonization
Christopher Columbus - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) was a Spanish trader, explorer, and navigator The consensus view is that he was born in Genoa in the year 1451, the son of a weaver named Domenico Colombo and a seamstress named Susanna Fontanarossa
Origin theories of Christopher Columbus - Wikipedia Samuel Eliot Morison, in his book Christopher Columbus: Admiral of the Ocean Sea, notes that many existing legal documents demonstrate the Genoese origin of Columbus, his father Domenico, and his brothers Bartolomeo and Giacomo (Diego)
Christopher Columbus - Wikiwand Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsor
Christopher Columbus - Facts, Voyage Discovery | HISTORY The explorer Christopher Columbus made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain: in 1492, 1493, 1498 and 1502 He was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia,
Christopher Columbus - World History Encyclopedia Christopher Columbus (l 1451-1506 CE, also known as Cristoffa Corombo in Ligurian and Cristoforo Colombo in Italian) was a Genoese explorer (identified as Italian
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