'In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.' But just where did Columbus land?

Three hundred fifty articles examine Columbus, the times he lived in, and his legacy from different perspectives, from the Colombian encounter, to the blending

The European discovery of the Americas in 1492 was one of the most important events of the Renaissance, and with it Christopher Columbus changed the course of w

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Christopher Columbus returned to Europe in the final days of 1500, ending his third voyage to the Indies not in triumph but in chains. Seeking to justify his ac