Christopher Columbus was a 15th and 16th century explorer ... Proponents of the Catholic Church, the monarchy also hoped the voyage would help spread Christianity into the East.

It also made him a legend, turning Columbus into a powerful symbol of both exploration and exploitation. The Magnificent Voyage of Christopher Columbus recounts the history and epic adventure of ...

On 22 February 1498, a well-weathered mid-40s Christopher Columbus ordained in writing that his estate in the Italian port ...

From 1480 they observed the feast with a beautiful liturgy composed by Bernadine del Busti; Since 1484 Christopher Columbus enjoyed close relations with noted Franciscans. They had befriended him in ...

Centuries after his death, Christopher Columbus remains a subject of intrigue and debate worldwide. His historic 1492 voyages across the Atlantic are widely recognized, but his legacy is fraught ...

“We have DNA from Christopher Columbus ... the same year that Columbus made his first voyage to the Americas. Now, ...

That's a question plenty of folks are asking just ahead of the holiday that marks the voyage and landing of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus in the Americas. The answer is yes, banks are ...