Christopher Columbus was a 15th and 16th century explorer ... Proponents of the Catholic Church, the monarchy also hoped the voyage would help spread Christianity into the East.

Les Stone/Polaris Christopher Columbus, anchored somewhere along the island's Atlantic coast, upped sails to begin the long voyage back to Spain with news he had discovered a western route to the ...

Centuries after his death, Christopher Columbus remains a subject of intrigue and debate worldwide. His historic 1492 voyages across the Atlantic are widely recognized, but his legacy is fraught ...

“We have DNA from Christopher Columbus ... the same year that Columbus made his first voyage to the Americas. Now, ...

One man, two narratives: 1. Born to a working-class wool weaver in the port city of Genoa, Italy, Cristoforo Colombo apprenticed as a sailor and went to sea as early as age ten. A self-taught and ...

The map itself is undated, but there are clues it was created in 1491: It quotes a book published that year, and Christopher Columbus may have consulted the map (or a copy) before his great voyage.

Columbus: The man, the monster and the four voyages.