Born to a working-class wool weaver in the port city of Genoa, Italy, Cristoforo Colombo apprenticed as a sailor and went to sea as early as ... America. 2. Christopher Columbus, a dead white ...

Christopher Columbus was ... tarnish his reputation. While Columbus obtained great wealth from his expeditions, he became an outcast and died of age-related causes on May 20, 1506 in Valladolid ...

Detractors argue Genoese explorer Christopher ... even by early modern standards. He wasn't simply a navigator whose arrival in America set off a wave of destruction. Columbus actively ...

One of the most famous explorers was Christopher Columbus. He lived over 500 years ago. Columbus wanted to travel to China and India, countries known as ‘The Indies’ which were full of wealth.