On 22 February 1498, a well-weathered mid-40s Christopher Columbus ordained in writing that his estate in the Italian port city of Genoa would be maintained for his family "because from it I came and ...
Centuries after his death, Christopher Columbus continues to stir fascination and fierce debate. His historic Atlantic crossings in 1492 are famous worldwide, but his legacy remains deeply tangled in ...
He is the most famous explorer in history, a man so well known that three European countries – Spain, Italy, and Portugal – claim him as their own. The United States has a federal holiday in his honor ...