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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

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

Columbus is famous for reaching the Americas and opening a new world to European pioneers ...