Columbus, Christopher

Cultural  

1. An Italian explorer responsible for the European discovery of America in 1492. He had sailed across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain, under the patronage of the king and queen, Ferdinand and Isabella, hoping to find a westward route to India. His ships were the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. Columbus made four voyages to the New World, visiting the Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Trinidad, Venezuela, and the coast of Central America.

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Example Sentences

Columbus, Christopher, was he a Spaniard, of Jewish ancestry?

From Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft by Straus, Oscar S.

Columbus, Christopher, misled by birds, 326; last words of, 295.

From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 by Various

Columbus, Christopher: early discoveries of. his estimation of gold. tomb of. journal of.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Humboldt, Alexander von

"Oh, Christopher Columbus, Christopher Columbus, what did you do when you discovered America?"

From Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)

Columbus, Christopher, I, 323; II, 178, 194, 244, 357.

From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe