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| − | '''Christopher Columbus''' (1451 – 20 May 1506) (''Cristóbal Colón'' in Spanish) 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 | + | '''Christopher Columbus''' (1451 – 20 May 1506) (''Cristóbal Colón'' in Spanish) 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. |
Revision as of 00:19, 25 September 2005
Christopher Columbus (1451 – 20 May 1506) (Cristóbal Colón in Spanish) 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 Links
Wikipedia: Christopher Columbus
Reference
- Extracts from Columbus' journal
- Brian Fagan: Clash of the Cultures, AltaMira Press 1997. A critical view of Columbus..
- Keith Pickering's Columbus Navigation Page
