Between 1492 and 1504, the Italian explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus led four transatlantic maritime expeditions to the Americas in the name of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain. These voyages
Handwritten notes by Christopher Columbus on the Latin edition of Marco Polo's Le livre des merveilles
Church of Saint George the Martyr in Palos de la Frontera
Archaeological remains of the historic Port of Palos de la Frontera, from where Columbus's first voyage departed
Port of Moguer and shipyards of La Niña
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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
Voyages of Christopher Columbus
…Between 1492 and 1504, the Italian explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus led four transatlantic maritime expeditions to the Americas in the name of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain. These voyages led to Europeans learning about…
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