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  2. Voyages of Christopher Columbus - Wikipedia

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    Columbus: The Four Voyages, 1493–1504. Penguin Group US. ISBN 978-1101544327. Columbus, Christopher (1893). Markham, Clements R. (ed.). The Journal of Christopher Columbus (During His First Voyage, 1492–93) and Documents Relating to the Voyages of John Cabot and Gaspar Corte Real. et al. London: Hakluyt Society. Dugard, Martin (2005).

  3. Columbus Day - Wikipedia

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    Columbus Day is a national ... For the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's voyage ... whose Monastery was the venue in June 1492 for the decisive meeting ...

  4. 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.

  5. On this day in history, Christopher Columbus reached new land ...

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    On October 11 in 1492: Christopher Columbus reached new land across the Atlantic Ocean in the Bahamas. He claimed the land on behalf of Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain. Other Events on October 11: ...

  6. Columbus's letter on the first voyage - Wikipedia

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    Illustrative woodcut from the Latin edition of Columbus's letter printed in Basel in 1494. [1]A letter written by Christopher Columbus on February 15, 1493, is the first known document announcing the completion of his first voyage across the Atlantic, which set out in 1492 and reached the Americas.

  7. Columbus holiday in Latin America revives centuries-old ...

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    Commemorating Christopher Columbus' landing in the Americas on Oct. 12, 1492, the office of Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei posted on social media on Saturday that the Italian ...

  8. Santa María (ship) - Wikipedia

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    Christopher Columbus on Santa María in 1492, ... occurred on Christmas Day, ... started in Spain at around 1890 for the 400th anniversary of Columbus's voyage.

  9. What is Columbus Day? What to know about the federal holiday

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    The second Monday of October marks Columbus Day and Indigenous People's Day, here is what to know about the history of Columbus Day.