Christopher Columbus was a 15th and 16th ... Born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451, Columbus made his way to Spain, where he gained support from the Spanish monarchy. He persuaded King Ferdinand II ...

Genetic testing has finally confirmed the official resting place of Christopher Columbus ... what the DNA tests revealed.

But Columbus’s birthplace is the biggest enigma. The widely accepted theory is that he was born in Genoa, in 1451, to a family of wool weavers. In 1492, he led an expedition backed by Spain’s ...

The US has returned a 500-year-old stolen Christopher Columbus letter to Spain after a seven-year hunt ... Columbus' first set foot in the Americas in 1492 The monarchs had sponsored his journey ...

Centuries after his death, Christopher Columbus remains a subject of intrigue and debate worldwide. His historic 1492 voyages across the Atlantic are widely recognized, but his legacy is fraught with ...

One of the most famous explorers was Christopher Columbus ... 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 ...