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Christopher Columbus at the gates of the monastery of Santa María de la Rábida with his son Diego. Painting by Benito Mercade y Fabregas

Christopher Columbus (Italian: Cristoforo Colombo; Spanish: Cristóbal Colón; before 31 October 145120 May 1506) was an explorer, navigator, and colonizer, born in the Republic of Genoa, in what is today northwestern Italy.Questia – COLUMBUS, CHRISTOPHER "Columbus, Christopher". Questia – The Online Library of Books and Journals. 2010
Memorials Of Columbus: Or, A Collection Of Authentic Documents Of That Celebrated Navigator (page 9) Country of origin: USA. Pages: 428. Publisher: BiblioBazaar. Publication Date: 2010-01-01.
Native American History for Dummies (page 127) Authors: Dorothy Lippert, Stephen J. Spignesi and Phil Konstantin. Paperback: 364 pages. Publisher: For Dummies. Publication Date: 2007-10-29.
The peoples of the Caribbean: an encyclopedia of archeology and traditional culture (p. 67) Author: Nicholas J. Saunders. Hardcover: 399 pages. Publisher: ABC-CLIO. Publication Date: 15 July 2006.</ref> Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents. Those voyages, and his efforts to establish permanent settlements on the island of Hispaniola, initiated the process of Spanish colonization, which foreshadowed the general European colonization of what became known as the "New World".

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Excerpts from the log of Christopher Columbus' fir... Excerpts from the log of Christopher Columbus' first voyage www.franciscan-archive.org/columbus/opera/excerpts.html - Web

The Letter of Columbus to Luis de Sant Angel Annou... The Letter of Columbus to Luis de Sant Angel Announcing His Discovery www.bartleby.com/43/2.html - Web

Columbus' Navigation Columbus' Navigation www.columbusnavigation.com - Web

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Columbus Monuments Pages (overview of monuments fo... Columbus Monuments Pages (overview of monuments for Columbus all over the world) columbus.vanderkrogt.net - Web

"But for Columbus There Would Be No America", Tizi... "But for Columbus There Would Be No America", Tiziano Thomas Dossena, Bridgepugliausa.it, 2012 www.bridgepugliausa.it/.../articolo.asp?id_sez=2&id_cat=37&id_art=3554&lingua=en - Web

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