Questions tagged [christopher-columbus]
An Italian explorer active during the late 15th and early 16th centuries. His 1492 AD voyage to the New World kicked off a wave of European exploration and settlement in the Americas.
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Where did the term "Indies" come from?
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Exploration of the East Indies by European powers began in the last three years of the 15th century and continued into the 16th century, led by the Portuguese ...
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When did people learn that Columbus actually discovered a New World? [duplicate]
I know that Christopher Columbus never learnt that the land he discovered was actually a new continent. Until his death he thought that he reached Asia. There probably was a hypothesis in the very ...
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Columbus 1492 - how many years for news to reach all Europe (including Ottoman empire)? [duplicate]
After Columbus reached the Americas, how many years did it take for news to reach all of the capitals of Europe (including the Ottoman empire)?
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Was Ottoman control a factor in the voyage taken by Christopher Columbus? [duplicate]
I am reading A People's History of The United States by Howard Zinn and it says after the Ottomans conquered Constantinople they controlled the land routes to Asia, making sea routes necessary. But I ...
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Were beaches red with lobsters upon arrival of Columbus?
I remember reading somewhere that upon arrival in Hispaniola, Columbus found beaches that were so plentiful with lobsters that they appeared red. It is possible I read this in a book by Bill Bryson, ...
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Do Columbus' letters reveal that he was a Marrano? [closed]
In this popular CNN article, the author raises many arguments to prove that Columbus was a Marrano (hidden Jew), I found none to be very compelling besides for the following one:
At the top left-...
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Was Columbus viewed as a failure at the time of his death?
Andrews (1984) writes:
In his day, Columbus was considered to be more or less a failure, but he opened the way for the success of others. His death in 1506 was scarcely noted.
Are the above ...
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Why was Columbus not aware of the existence of America?
Vikings had discovered the American continent centuries before 1492, the year of Columbus' trip. How did the information about the huge discovery got lost? It would not have seemed surprising to me if ...
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Did Christopher Columbus stay at a Lodge in Cordoba?
In the United States, we have many Inns where it is said that "George Washington slept here". Washington's stays at various Inns across the Northeastern United States are likely to be historically ...
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Why did Columbus cross the mid-Atlantic instead of exploring from Greenland?
Greenland was known to Europe since long before 1492. In fact, Leif Erikson reached modern Canadian lands around the year 1000, coming from Greenland. That journey was forgotten, but he chose a ...
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When Adam Smith discusses "corn" to what crop does he refer?
In "The Wealth Of Nations", Adam Smith discusses the price of corn in ancient times. Apparently, books such as "Chronicon Preciosum: or An Account of English Money, the Price of Corn and Other ...
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Was a copy of Bobadilla's report on Christopher Columbus really found in a Spanish archive in 2006?
As claimed in The Guardian
A transcription of the document is apparently available on JSTOR here, the section "Pesquisa Del Comendador Francisco de Bobadilla".
I cannot read Spanish and otherwise ...
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Did Columbus really never know he reached a new continent?
A widespread knowledge is that Columbus died without knowing he reached a new continent.
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In Columbus Journal of the Third Voyage (1498) it is written:
"I have come to believe that this is a ...
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What does "the purpose of history is ideological" mean? [closed]
I have this question which states "How does the story of Columbus illustrate that the purpose of history is ideological?" Unfortunately, I am having trouble understanding what exactly the question is ...
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Did Portuguese fisherman visit New England prior to 1492?
This might blow your mind a little bit, but one thing I notice, living in New England as I do, that there are the remnants of a tiny Portuguese community here going way, way back. For example, there ...
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