A newly analyzed medieval manuscript suggests that sailors from the same region as Christopher Columbus may have known about ...

Christopher Columbus was a 15th and 16th century explorer ... Proponents of the Catholic Church, the monarchy also hoped the voyage would help spread Christianity into the East.

Les Stone/Polaris Christopher Columbus, anchored somewhere along the island's Atlantic coast, upped sails to begin the long voyage back to Spain with news he had discovered a western route to the ...

The map itself is undated, but there are clues it was created in 1491: It quotes a book published that year, and Christopher Columbus may have consulted the map (or a copy) before his great voyage.

“Puerto Rico was discovered by Christopher Columbus, on November 19, 1493. This was his second voyage to claim lands for the rulers of Spain, Ferdinand and Isabella. When Columbus discovered ...

Centuries after his death, Christopher Columbus remains a subject of intrigue and debate worldwide. His historic 1492 voyages across the Atlantic are widely recognized, but his legacy is fraught ...

The 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ arrival to the Caribbean and Americas was in 1992, and Columbus, Ohio was considered a fitting place to commemorate the anniversary. The city began ...

A witness from the Panama Canal tells how the discovery of America came about through the voyages of Christopher Columbus and the true historical consequences on Latin America and the Caribbean ...