Christopher ... Columbus’s expedition as an opportunity to expand Spain’s trading network into the Indies’ lucrative economy. Proponents of the Catholic Church, the monarchy also hoped the ...

While he was freed and sent on another voyage, Columbus was not reappointed as governor. So how did Americans come to celebrate the legacy of Christopher ... as Columbus's history as a colonizer ...

On 22 February 1498, a well-weathered mid-40s Christopher Columbus ordained in writing that his estate in the Italian port city of Genoa would be maintained for his family "because from it I came and ...

A new DNA study on the 500-year-old remains of Christopher Columbus has ... the same year that Columbus made his first voyage ...

Christopher Columbus changed the world, as few other men have ever changed it, bringing together the unknown and the known. Yet remarkably, the great explorer went to his grave ignorant of his ...

New Delhi: A 20-year genetic investigation has led to new revelations about Christopher Columbus, one of history's most renowned ... Columbus’s historic voyage. Professor Lorente emphasized ...