Columbus, Christopher

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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To call the United States “post-racial” is to court a Christopher Columbus moment of discovering America.

I even have a term for it—‘The Christopher Columbus Syndrome.’

If we feel ambivalence about the legacy of Christopher Columbus—David is in the same boat.

Christopher Columbus set sail three days after this deadline.

Christopher Columbus would not have sailed from the shores of Spain and might never have discovered the New World.

Christopher Columbus, the discoverer of the new world, died at Valladolid in Spain, aged about 70.

His esoteric project was the original project of Christopher Columbus, extended and modified.

Our old frind Christopher Columbus hadn't anny good reason f'r believin' that there was anny such a place as America.

Going further back, Christopher Columbus would not recognize the country he discovered.

When you get in among those mountains you will think that you are Christopher Columbus discovering America.

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