Santa María (ship)
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La Santa María de la Inmaculada Concepción, or La Santa María, originally La Gallega, The Galician, was the largest of the three small ships sailed by Christopher Columbus in his first expedition acro
1892 replica
Christopher Columbus on Santa María in 1492, oil
Colombo monument
One of Santa María's alleged anchors on display at Musée du Panthéon National Haïtien
Christopher Columbus
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Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish transatlantic voyages in the name of the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the wid
Santa María (ship)
…Conception'), or La Santa María (Spanish: ), originally La Gallega (Spanish: ), The Galician, was the largest of the three small ships sailed by Christopher Columbus in his first expedition across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, with the backing of the Spanish monarchs. Her master and owner was Juan de la Cosa. In 1492…
Painting said to be a posthumous portrait of Christopher Columbus, by Sebastiano del Piombo, 1519
Christopher Columbus House in Genoa, Italy, an 18th-century reconstruction of the house in which Columbus grew up. The original was likely destroyed during the 1684 bombardment of Genoa.
Colombo giovinetto, sculpture of young Columbus by Giulio Monteverde, Genoa
Portrait of Columbus by Aliprando Caprioli