Christopher Columbus was a 15th and 16th century explorer credited for connecting the Old World (Europe, Africa, and Asia) and the New World (North America and South America). Born in Genoa ...

Detractors argue Genoese explorer Christopher Columbus brought along ... gotten more traction in recent years, especially as Columbus's history as a colonizer and enslaver is viewed in the wider ...

But although mainstream history books describe him as a native ... theory that the remains in Seville are those of Christopher Columbus”. However, the team has said it is possible that some ...

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 with ...

On Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1913, the Manitowoc Daily Herald announced replicas of Christopher Columbus’s ships (the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria) would arrive in Manitowoc the next day. Headlines in ...

Garfield officials renamed a local park to honor Christopher Columbus less than four months after the famed explorer's name ...

A bill to change Christopher Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the state ... which celebrates aspects of Native American culture and history. At least 10 states have passed laws that ...

History is complicated ... research paper from Italy argues that sailors in Genoa — the home town of Christopher Columbus — knew of a land west of Greenland across the Atlantic.

One of the most famous explorers was Christopher Columbus. He lived over 500 years ago. Columbus wanted to travel to China and India, countries known as ‘The Indies’ which were full of wealth.