The explorer first proposed a three-ship voyage of discovery to the Portuguese king but was denied. ... Explorer Christopher Columbus campaigned for years to make his most famous journey in fall 1492.

We know Columbus—or perhaps a sailor on the Pinta named Rodrigo de Triana—first spotted land on October 12. But what we don't know is where exactly they were. Not that there's anything wrong ...

It marks Christopher Columbus’ first voyage to America. He landed on the island of Guanahani in the Bahamas on October 12, 1492.

The expulsion of Jews from Spain took place in 1492, the same year as Columbus' famed first voyage. The tomb of Christopher Columbus in Seville Cathedral on June 25, 2016. (Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images) ...

The first voyage: Christopher Columbus bidding farewell to the queen of Spain on his departure for the New World, 1492. Universal Images Group via Getty Images.

The legend of Saint Brendan’s voyage was said to have provided extra fuel for Columbus’ dreams. It is certainly not impossible that Guillermo could have reached America before 1492 as Leif ...

There are no less than 60 cities, towns, and counties named after Christopher Columbus in the United States, not the least of which is our nation’s capital, the District of Columbia and, somewha ...

Many statues of Christopher Columbus around the world are being removed or replaced.. Timeline. 1792 – The first Columbus Day celebration is organized by The Society of St. Tammany and held in ...

SEVILLE, Spain — Conventional history states Christopher Columbus was from Genoa, Italy, but he may have been, in fact, a Sephardic Jew from the eastern Iberian Peninsula, according to a new ...

It marks Christopher Columbus’ first voyage to America. He landed on the island of Guanahani in the Bahamas on October 12, 1492.

It marks Christopher Columbus’ first voyage to America. He landed on the island of Guanahani in the Bahamas on October 12, 1492.