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Christopher Columbus [b] (/ k ə ˈ l ʌ m b ə s /; [2] between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian [3] [c] explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa [3] [4] who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas.
Named in honor of Christopher Columbus, the city was founded on February 14, 1812, on the "High Banks opposite Franklinton at the Forks of the Scioto most known as Wolf's Ridge." [9] At the time, this area was a dense forestland, used only as a hunting ground. [10] The city was incorporated as a borough on February 10, 1816. [11]
Christopher Columbus, also known as the Christopher Columbus Discovery Monument, [1] is a c. 1890–1892 copper sculpture depicting Christopher Columbus by Alfonso Pelzer, installed on the Ohio Statehouse grounds, in Columbus, Ohio, United States.
The Santa Maria in 2008. The Santa Maria Ship & Museum was a museum ship in downtown Columbus, Ohio.The craft was a full-size replica of the Santa María, one of three ships Christopher Columbus used in 1492 during his first voyage to the Americas.
Columbus became ill in 1495, and during this time, his troops acted out of order, enacting cruelties on the natives, including torturing them to learn where the supposed gold was. [111] When he recovered, he led men and dogs to hunt down natives who fled their forced duties, killing them or cutting off their hands as a warning to others. [ 112 ]
7. He first landed in the Bahamas. When Columbus reached the New World on October 12, 1492, his ships landed on one of the islands of the Bahamas, probably Watling Island, which he mistook for Asia.
Christopher Columbus Statue (1988) located at Mayfield Road 12015 (Holy Rosary Catholic School) Columbus, Ohio. Statue of Christopher Columbus (Columbus City Hall) (1955, removed in 2020) Statue of Christopher Columbus (Columbus State Community College) (1959, removed in 2020) Statue of Christopher Columbus (Ohio Statehouse) (c.1890–1892 ...
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