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Home / Society / History / By Topic / Exploration / Explorers / Columbus, Christopher
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- Christopher Columbus - Lengthy biographical article from the Catholic Encyclopedia, first published in 1908.
www.newadvent.org/cathen/04140a.htm
- Christopher Columbus - Biographical article at 1starsearch.com.
www.1starsearch.com/bios/columbus_christopher.htm
- Christopher Columbus - National Maritime Museum fact file answers common questions about Columbus's life.
www.nmm.ac.uk/education/fact_files/fact_columbus.html
- Christopher Columbus and the Great Age of Exploration - World Book Encyclopedia article on Columbus and his counterparts.
www2.worldbook.com/features/features.asp?feature=explorers&page=html/index.html
- Columbus and the Age of Discovery - A searchable collection of many scholarly articles on Columbus and the encounter of two worlds.
muweb.millersville.edu/~columbus
- Columbus' Letter to the King and Queen of Spain - A translation of a letter to the Spanish monarchs written around 1494, from the Medieval Sourcebook.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/columbus2.html
- Columbus, Christopher - Article from the Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia.
www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0812984.html
- Examining the Reputation of Christopher Columbus - "[Columbus] was no more the discoverer of America than Pocahontas was the discoverer of Great Britain. Native Americans had built great civilizations with many millions of people long before Columbus wandered lost into the Caribbean".
www.hartford-hwp.com/Taino/docs/columbus.html
- Extracts from Columbus's Journal - Selected passages from the journal of his voyage of 1492, from the Medieval Sourcebook.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/columbus1.html
- First Cruising Guide to the Bahamas - Analysis of Columbus's Bahamian travels, with maps.
www.pelicanpower.com/Columbus
- Privileges and Prerogatives Granted by Their Catholic Majesties to Christopher Columbus - The Avalon Project presents an English translation of the missive given to Columbus by Ferdinand and Elizabeth in 1492.
www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/colum.htm
- Quarto Abeunte Saeculo - Encyclical issued by Pope Leo XIII on the occasion of the Columbus Quadricentennial, in 1892. Paints the explorer as an exemplary Catholic motivated by a desire to advance the Christian faith.
www.papalencyclicals.net/Leo13/l13col.htm
- The Christopher Columbus Controversy: Western Civilization vs. Primitivism - "In expressing suspicion and hatred of Christopher Columbus' achievements, the politically-correct are glorifying the primitivism of the tribal cultures of American Indians and denigrating the values of West".
www.aynrand.org/medialink/columbus.html
- The Columbus Navigation Homepage - The history, navigation, and landfall of Christopher Columbus. Includes a timeline of the life and voyages of Columbus.
www1.minn.net/~keithp
- The True Story of Christopher Columbus - Full text of a book by Elbridge Brooks, first published in 1892: A Columbus biography written for young people.
etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/BroTrue.html
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