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| − | '''Christopher Columbus''' (1451 – 20 May 1506) (''Cristóbal Colón'' | + | '''Christopher Columbus''' (1451 – 20 May 1506) (Spanish: ''Cristóbal Colón'') led a fleet of three ships from Spain and landed on [[December 5]], [[1492]] on the island of [[Hispaniola]] in the north of what is now [[Haiti]]. This is widely regarded as the beginning of European colonization of the Americas as well as the soon to follow enslavement of Africans. |
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| − | Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus Christopher Columbus] | + | * Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus Christopher Columbus] |
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Revision as of 10:06, 7 December 2005
Christopher Columbus (1451 – 20 May 1506) (Spanish: Cristóbal Colón) led a fleet of three ships from Spain and landed on December 5, 1492 on the island of Hispaniola in the north of what is now Haiti. This is widely regarded as the beginning of European colonization of the Americas as well as the soon to follow enslavement of Africans.
External Link
- Wikipedia: Christopher Columbus
Reference
- Internet Medieval Source Book - Extracts from the journal of Columbus
- Brian Fagan: Clash of the Cultures, AltaMira Press 1997. A critical view of Columbus..
- Keith Pickering's Columbus Navigation Page
