The U. S. Postal Service issued a 29-cent commemorative Friday recalling the 500th anniversary of Chris- topher Columbus’ landing in Puerto Rico. First day ceremonies were held in San Juan an… ...

Columbus left crew members on the island of Hispaniola after his second voyage to America in 1493-94.

Columbus returned to Spain on March 15, 1493, to great acclaim. He undertook a second trip on Nov. 3 during which he sighted Dominica in the West Indies.

The ship was part of the 1939 Harvard Columbus Expedition, a five-month voyage across the Atlantic. On board were a hodgepodge of academics, sailors, Harvard affiliates, and their wives.

Columbus didn't have much to show for his adventures when he returned to Spain, but he quickly secured funding for a second voyage. Returning to the fort on Hispaniola was his first priority, but ...

After retracing part of Columbus’ first return voyage to Lisbon, they will set sail across the Atlantic from Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain, following his third voyage as far as Trinidad, then go ...

In 1486, Columbus went to the Spanish monarchy of Queen Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon. Their focus was on a war with the Muslims, and their nautical experts were skeptical, so they, ...

Columbus's account of his third voyage, as published by Navarrete, is less luminous than the relation given by Las Casas, based on the full journal of the Admiral and accompanied by notes and ...