Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
After his second journey, Columbus had requested that 330 people be sent to stay permanently (though voluntarily) on Hispaniola, all on the king's pay. Specifically, he asked for 100 men to work as wood men, soldiers, and laborers; 50 farmers, 40 squires, 30 sailors, 30 cabin boys, 20 goldsmiths, 10 gardeners, 20 handymen, and 30 women.
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.
Christopher Columbus died on May 20, 1506, in Valladolid.His death occurred in this city because he was following the itinerant Court of Ferdinand the Catholic. [1] The exact location of his death is unknown, but it could have been either in a modest inn or in the house of a sailor named Gil García where he was a guest.
Every year the Ledger-Enquirer attempts to recount the many citizens of the community who died over the 12 months and share their contributions to the Columbus area.
Columbus was a great navigator, illustrated in geography, astronomy, Holy Scripture, mathematics, humanities, etc. Seven years before the discovery, Columbus presented his plan to other States and only the Catholic Monarchs accepted it. He needed marine experts for his companies and he managed to find them in Palos de la Frontera, Huelva province.
A woman holds a memorial flyer Wednesday evening, July 17, 2024, during a memorial vigil for Alexa Stakely, a 29-year-old Pickerington mother killed early July 11 while trying to stop car thieves ...
A notarised document of sale in the Genoa state archive contains the Latinate text Sozana, (quondam) de Jacobi de Fontana Rubea, uxor Dominici de Columbo de Ianua ac Christophorus et Pelegrinus filii eorum, which can be translated as "Susanna was (the daughter) of Giacomo from Fontanarossa of the Bisagno, wife of Domenico Columbus from Genoa ...
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!