Christopher Columbus was a 15th and 16th century explorer ... Columbus may not have discovered the Americas, but it was his arrival—and subsquent three additional voyages over the next twelve ...

Columbus Day is a federal holiday on the second Monday of October, marking Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas in 1492. Some, especially within Native American communities, have argued ...

Columbus Day commemorates explorer Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492. Columbus, an Italian ...

Detractors argue Genoese explorer Christopher Columbus brought along slavery ... He wasn't simply a navigator whose arrival in America set off a wave of destruction. Columbus actively participated ...

After Christopher Columbus's arrival on the island in 1492, Santo Domingo became the site of the first cathedral, hospital, customs house and university in the Americas. This colonial town, founded in ...

Originally named Silverbell Park, the site was renamed Christopher Columbus Park in 1990 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Columbus' arrival in the Americas. The Tucson chapter of the ...

The activists view celebrating Columbus as an affront to indigenous peoples oppressed by the waves of European colonists who followed Columbus’ arrival ... The statue of Christopher Columbus ...

That’s the description of the landing of the first Europeans on the North American continent almost 500 years before Christopher ... of a Norse arrival before Columbus to prove that America ...

One of the most famous explorers was Christopher Columbus. He lived over 500 years ago. Columbus wanted to travel to China and India, countries known as ‘The Indies’ which were full of wealth.