christopher columbus - Search
Open links in new tab
  1. Christopher Columbus
    Christopher ColumbusItalian explorer and navigator
    OverviewBiographyTop storiesQuotesSpeechesInfluenceContributions
     
  2. Early life

    Columbus's early life is obscure, but scholars believe he was born in the Republic of Genoa between 25 August and … See more

    Christopher Columbus - Wikipedia

    • Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas. His expeditions were the first known European contact with the Caribbean … See more

    BornBetween 25 August and 31 October 1451 · Genoa, Republic of Genoa
    Died20 May 1506 (aged 54) · Valladolid, Castile
    SpouseFilipa Moniz Perestrelo · (m. 1479; died 1484)
    Quest for Asia

    Under the Mongol Empire's hegemony over Asia and the Pax Mongolica, Europeans had long enjoyed a safe land passage on the Silk Road to India, parts of East Asia, including China and Maritime Southeast Asia, which wer… See more

    Voyages

    Between 1492 and 1504, Columbus completed four round-trip voyages between Spain and the Americas, each voyage being sponsored by the Crown of Castile. On his first voyage he reached the Americas, initiating th… See more

     
    Kizdar net | Kizdar net | Кыздар Нет