Christopher Columbus

Born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451 and died in Valladolid, Spain, on May 20, 1506, was the navigator and captain of the Four Transatlantic Voyages (1492-93), 1493-1496, 1498-1500, and 1502-04), which paved the way for the discovery, exploitation, and colonization of the Americas. Although Leif Eriksson and other Vikings visited North America 500 years prior, … Read more