The ship is a faithful recreation of the famous Nao Santa Maria, which sailed to the Americas in 1492.

Stranded on Jamaica and close to starvation, the navigator studied astronomical tables and accurately predicted a lunar eclipse that he used to carry favour with the indigenous Taínos. View on euronew ...

A new DNA study on the 500-year-old remains of Christopher Columbus has found that the controversial explorer was actually a Sephardic Jew from western Europe. Spanish researchers announced their ...

Earlier this year I visited Huelva, Spain, which is very close to the border with Portugal. It is where Christopher Columbus launched the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria on his journey to America. There ...

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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 long been ...

Approximately 1000 men traveled to the New World with Christopher Columbus on his second transcontinental crossing in 1493. Their mission was to colonize. Here are the animals they brought with them.

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Oval Office aspirants of 2024, unite. On Columbus Day, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump should honor America and uphold the ideals of Western civilization by celebrating the epochal voyage of the ...