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  2. Christopher Columbus - Wikipedia

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    Christopher Columbus [b] (/ k ə ˈ l ʌ m b ə s /; [2] between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian [3] [c] explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa [3] [4] who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas.

  3. Pico Cristóbal Colón - Wikipedia

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    Pico Cristóbal Colón is possibly the highest mountain in Colombia, with a reported height of 5,775 metres (18,947 ft). [1] Pico Cristóbal Colón and Pico Simón Bolívar are the two highest peaks in Colombia and almost equal in elevation. [2]

  4. Cristobal Colon - Wikipedia

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    Cristobal Colon may refer to: The Spanish name of the explorer known in English as Christopher Columbus Spanish cruiser Cristóbal Colón (1887) , an unprotected Spanish cruiser that foundered off Cuba in 1895

  5. List of monuments and memorials to Christopher Columbus

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    The holiday was changed from Día de la Raza to Día del Encuentro de las Culturas (Day of the Encounter of Cultures). Spain. Fiesta Nacional de España (National Day of Spain) United States. Columbus Day; Venezuela. The holiday was changed from El día de la Raza (The Day of the Race) to Día de la Resistencia Indígena (Day of Indigenous ...

  6. Fourth voyage of Columbus - Wikipedia

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    The fourth voyage of Columbus was a Spanish maritime expedition in 1502–1504 to the western Caribbean Sea led by Christopher Columbus.The voyage, Columbus's last, failed to find a western maritime route to the Far East, returned relatively little profit, and resulted in the loss of many crew men, all the fleet's ships, and a year-long marooning in Jamaica.

  7. Alcázar de Colón - Wikipedia

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    The building now houses the Museo Alcázar de Diego Colón, which exhibits the Caribbean's most important collection of European late medieval and Renaissance art, acquired in the 1950s. The palace is an impressive structure built from coralline blocks [ 6 ] that once housed some fifty rooms, along with gardens and courtyards.

  8. List of mountains in Colombia - Wikipedia

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    Rank Mountain peak Elevation Coordinates; 1: Pico Cristóbal Colón: 5,730 m (18,800 ft) 10°50'18"N, 73°41'12"W: 2: Pico Simón Bolívar: 5,730 m (18,800 ft)

  9. Monument to Christopher Columbus (Charles Cordier) - Wikipedia

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    The Monument to Christopher Columbus (Spanish: Monumento a Colón) is a statue by French sculptor Charles Cordier first dedicated in 1877. [1] It was originally located on a major traffic roundabout along Mexico City's Paseo de la Reforma, and was removed on 10 October 2020 in advance of protests.