Visitors will have the opportunity to explore the decks and learn about the life of the adventurers who sailed the original ...

New World” and “Old World” are concepts still widely used to refer to the Western and Eastern Hemispheres, respectively, ...

A replica of the flagship of Christopher Columbus’s fleet during his 1492 voyage across the Atlantic has dropped anchor at St ...

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The Galeón Andalucía’s sister ship, which happens to be a replica of the boat sailed on by Christopher Columbus ... vessel used on the coloniser’s 1492 voyage. Visitors will be able to ...

Centuries after his death, Christopher Columbus continues to stir fascination and fierce debate. His historic Atlantic crossings in 1492 are famous ... the impact of his voyages on the indigenous ...

SEVILLE, Spain — Conventional history states Christopher ... fact that Columbus came from Genoa, in Italy. That he persuaded Spain’s Catholic monarchs to sponsor an impossible voyage to ...

In Massachusetts, Columbus Day is traditionally taken to celebrate Christopher Columbus’ 1492 arrival to the Bahamas ... Complicating his intentions with this voyage, Columbus had struck ...

Being one of the most famous and influential figures in human history, it should come as no surprise that many cultures and nationalities have claimed Christopher Columbus—whose origins have ...

1492. “In commemoration of Christopher Columbus’ historic voyage 532 years ago, the Congress, by joint resolution of April 30, 1934, and modified in 1968 … as amended, has requested the ...

Monday marks Columbus Day, a federal holiday commemorating the anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas in 1492. The holiday ... following along on a map at home, 10 miles ...

In a box in the archives of the National University of Ireland Galway, there is a bundle of yellowed letters, dating from 1935 to 1936, about a mysterious Galway man who sailed with Columbus on ...