Christopher Columbus (Genoa?, 1451 - May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain) was a navigator and colonialist who is one of several historical figures credited as the first European to discover the Americas. Though likely not the first to reach the Americas from Europe, it was Columbus' voyages that lead to general European awareness of the hemisphere and the successful establishment of European cultures in the New World. It is generally believed that he was born in Genoa, … Wikipedia
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A portrait of Christopher Columbus painted by Sebastiano del Piombo after Columbus' death. www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,253080,00.html?sPage=fnc.sci...
