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    Christopher Columbus: Biography, Voyages & Facts

    Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator from theRepublic of Genoa who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. His exploration opened the way for widespread European exploration as it inspired other explorers leading to discoveries of new lands and territories across the globe.

    It also unintentionally led to the upptäckt of the Americas, which were previously unknown to Europeans. He is a popular but controversial figure as he is well celebrated in America, especially the United States but is also criticized for the negative impacts on the indigenous people of America.

    Christopher Columbus: Overview

    AspectDetails
    Full NameChristopher Columbus
    Birth DateBetween August 25 and October 31,
    BirthplaceGenoa, Republic of Genoa (present-day Italy)
    Exploration PeriodLate 15th century ()
    Famous Voyages1. First Voyage () - Discovery of the Americas
    2. Second Voyage () - Col
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    THE TRUE STORY OF
    CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

    CALLED THE GREAT ADMIRAL

    The Project Gutenberg EBook of The True Story of Christopher Columbus, by Elbridge S. Brooks This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title: The True Story of Christopher Columbus Author: Elbridge S. Brooks Release Date: February 15, [EBook #] Last Updated: January 25, Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TRUE STORY OF COLUMBUS *** Produced by Charles Keller and David Widger

    By Elbridge S. Brooks

    [This was orginally done on the th Anniversary of as was the great Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Interesting how our heroes have all been de-canonized in the interest of Political Correctitude—Comments by Michael S. Hart]

    CONTENTS


    PREFACE.

    THE TRUE STORY OF C

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    Christopher Columbus

    Italian navigator and explorer (–)

    "Cristoforo Colombo" and "Admiral of the Ocean Sea" redirect here. For his direct descendant, see Cristóbal Colón de Carvajal, 18th Duke of Veragua. For other uses, see Christopher Columbus (disambiguation) and Cristoforo Colombo (disambiguation).

    Christopher Columbus[b] (;[2] between 25 August and 31 October – 20 May ) was an Italian[3][c] explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa[3][4] 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 europeisk contact with the Caribbean and Central and South America.

    The name Christopher Columbus is the anglicization of the Latin Christophorus Columbus. Growing up on the coast of Liguria, he went to sea at a ung age and traveled widel