In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail on one of the most consequential expeditions in history. He and his crew spent more ...

The next day—Christmas, 1492—his flagship, the Santa María, lodged in a reef. He ordered his men to dismantle the ship and build a fort with its timbers onshore. Three weeks later ...

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” I remember the poem from my school days, when we were taught the Italian explorer, ...

Christopher Columbus was a 15th and 16th century explorer credited for connecting the Old World (Europe, Africa, and Asia) and the New World (North America and South America). Born in Genoa, Italy ...

The King of Spain paid for three ships. The Pinta, the Niña and the Santa Maria. In 1492, Columbus set sail. A few months later, the crew spotted land. Columbus thought he had reached the Indies.