Christopher Columbus topic
Also known as
- Add other possible names for this topic
Christopher Columbus (1451 – May 20, 1506) was a navigator, colonizer and explorer whose voyages across the Atlantic Ocean led to general European awareness of the American continents in the Western Hemisphere. Though not the first to reach the Americas from Afro-Eurasiapreceded some five hundred years by Leif Ericson, and perhaps by othersColumbus initiated widespread contact between Europeans and indigenous Americans. With his several hapless attempts at establishing a settlement on the...
full article at wikipedia
| Gender |
| Date of birth |
- 1451
| Place of birth |
| Country of nationality |
| Profession |
| Religion |
| Ethnicity |
| Parents |
| Children |
| Siblings |
| Spouse (or domestic partner) |
| Employment history |
| Education |
| Height |
| Weight |
| Quotations |
| Places lived |
| Date of death |
- 1506
| Place of death |
| Cause of death |
| Date of cremation |
| Place of cremation |
| Date of burial |
| Place of burial |
With the exception of Wikipedia summaries and some images the
content on this page is typically distributed under
the Creative Commons
Attribution license or Public Domain.
The original description for this topic was automatically generated from the Wikipedia article "Christopher Columbus" licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License .
Map
Loading map...
Recent Discussions about Christopher Columbus
There are no conversations on this topic. Would you like to start one?
Start the Discussion »