Sites and pages devoted to Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Completed four voyages to the Americas and is credited with discovering the New World.
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Lengthy biographical article from the Catholic Encyclopedia, first published in 1908.
Book by Filson Young (1906). Complete downloadable e-text from Project Gutenburg.
A translation of a letter to the Spanish monarchs written around 1494, from the Medieval Sourcebook.
Article from the Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia.
"[Columbus] was no more the discoverer of America than Pocahontas was the discoverer of Great Britain. Native Americans had built great civilizations with many millions of people long before Columbus wandered lost into the Caribbean".
The Avalon Project presents an English translation of the missive given to Columbus by Ferdinand and Elizabeth in 1492.
Encyclical issued by Pope Leo XIII on the occasion of the Columbus Quadricentennial, in 1892. Paints the explorer as an exemplary Catholic motivated by a desire to advance the Christian faith.
Carefully reconstructed portrait without anachronisms, respecting contemporary style, and based on historical sources.
Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name which details ways teachers can best instruct students about the different voyages of Christopher Columbus.
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Article from the Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia.
Book by Filson Young (1906). Complete downloadable e-text from Project Gutenburg.
Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name which details ways teachers can best instruct students about the different voyages of Christopher Columbus.
[PDF]
A translation of a letter to the Spanish monarchs written around 1494, from the Medieval Sourcebook.
The Avalon Project presents an English translation of the missive given to Columbus by Ferdinand and Elizabeth in 1492.
Carefully reconstructed portrait without anachronisms, respecting contemporary style, and based on historical sources.
Encyclical issued by Pope Leo XIII on the occasion of the Columbus Quadricentennial, in 1892. Paints the explorer as an exemplary Catholic motivated by a desire to advance the Christian faith.
"[Columbus] was no more the discoverer of America than Pocahontas was the discoverer of Great Britain. Native Americans had built great civilizations with many millions of people long before Columbus wandered lost into the Caribbean".
Lengthy biographical article from the Catholic Encyclopedia, first published in 1908.
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