In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail on one of the ... East that were dominated by Muslims. The explorer first proposed a three-ship voyage of discovery to the Portuguese king but was denied.

A replica of the flagship of Christopher Columbus’s fleet during his 1492 voyage across the Atlantic has dropped anchor at St ...

“is it OK to admire Christopher Columbus again?” Ever since the quincentennial of Columbus’s first voyage to the New World in 1492, denunciations of the Italian navigator as a brutal ...

But Christopher Columbus, a devout Italian Catholic sailing ... “The Ornament of the World,” Torres left with Columbus’s first voyage on August 3, 1492, a day after the Spanish Edict of ...

A replica of Christopher Columbus's flagship Nao Santa Maria opened to public at London's St. Katharine Docks Marina on ...

A rare pamphlet about Christopher Columbus’s first voyage was auctioned by Christie’s, which said it had taken pains to ensure this one wasn’t forged or stolen. By Julia Jacobs The last time ...

There are no less than 60 cities, towns, and counties named after Christopher Columbus ... the United States. The first recorded celebration of Columbus Day took place in October 1792 by the ...

To say that Christopher Columbus ... the first European settlers in America, which is far from saying they ‘discovered’ America… There was practically no feedback from the Vinland voyages.

And on that first full day, weset out on our own voyage of discovery ... Two, it paired nicely with our earlier visit to the Christopher Columbus statue. One adventurer was looking for India ...