The expulsion of Jews from Spain occurred in 1492, the same year that Columbus made his first voyage to the Americas. Now, ...

While he was freed and sent on another voyage, Columbus was not reappointed as governor. So how did Americans come to celebrate the legacy of Christopher Columbus in the first place? The Columbus ...

Columbus first went to sea as a teenager, participating in several trading voyages in the Mediterranean and Aegean seas. One ...

Tagliapietra, Davide Guarneri, Irene Keppel, Erica and Sigovini, Marco 2021. After a century in the Mediterranean, the warm-water shipworm Teredo bartschi invades the Lagoon of Venice (Italy), ...

Proponents of the Catholic Church, the monarchy also hoped the voyage would help spread Christianity into the East. In August 1492, Columbus’s expedition set sail with three ships: the Niña ...

Eleanor Columbus explain their philosophy for their company Maiden Voyage: “We never say no to the director. I'm not kidding.” ...