One man, two narratives: 1. Born to a working-class wool weaver in the port city of Genoa, Italy, Cristoforo Colombo apprenticed as a sailor and went to sea as early as age ten. A self-taught and ...
Christopher Columbus, an Italian from Genoa whose name was Cristoforo Colombo (or possibly Christoffa Corombo), signed his name beginning with an “X,” using Greek and Latin letters, spelling ...
Observed at 08:00, Wednesday 1 January BBC Weather in association with MeteoGroup, external All times are Central European Standard Time (Europe/Rome, GMT+1) unless otherwise stated.