Christopher Columbus was a 15th and ... There is also the saga of Leif Eriksson's voyage to Vinland—the mysterious spot on which he landed in North America. The exact location of Vinland is ...

scholars have uncovered evidence that sailors from the hometown of Christopher Columbus might have been aware of the existence of North America over a century before his famous voyage in 1492.

America. 2. Christopher Columbus, a dead white male of the worst variety, was a slaver, a capitalist, and a murderer of millions who embarked on a voyage motivated only by greed, which brought ...

A 19th-century illustration shows Christopher Columbus presenting captives to the King of Spain after his return - MomentRF ...

Centuries after his death, Christopher Columbus remains a subject of intrigue and debate worldwide. His historic 1492 voyages across the Atlantic are widely recognized, but his legacy is fraught with ...

my idol is Christopher Columbus,” Wilson jovially told a comedy club audience. “What a great thing that was, discovering America. I wouldn’t have found it. I don’t know where you people ...

So too is the Balearic island of Mallorca, with the theory that Columbus was the illegitimate son of the prince of Viana, brother of King Ferdinand, who endorsed his breakthrough voyage.

It seems syphilis became more virulent at some point before Columbus arrived – and then at the end of the 15th century, as ...

One thing we can say for certain is that finding the continent of America was a huge event for Europeans, and that is down to Christopher Columbus.

When a mysterious flesh-rotting disease broke out in Europe in 1495, two years after Christopher Columbus ... remains dating from long before the Columbus voyage. Other diseases can leave similar ...

When a mysterious flesh-rotting disease broke out in Europe in 1495, two years after Christopher Columbus returned from the Americas, suspicion fell on his crew. Syphilis was soon rampant across the ...