Christopher Columbus
#101
Most Influential Person Across History
Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist
Why Is Christopher Columbus Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and European colonization of the Americas. His expeditions were the first known European contact with the Caribbean and Central and South America.
Christopher Columbus's Published Works
Published Works
- Christopher Columbus his own book of privileges 1502 : photographic facsimile of the manuscript in the archives of the Foreign Office in Paris, now for the first time published, with expanded text, translation into English and an historical introduction (0)
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