Christopher Columbus
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| Columbus lands in the New World. | Columbus, his feet in fetters, is sent back to Spain. |
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| This 15th century portrait of Christopher
Columbus
is attributed to artist Pedro Berruguate. |
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| The Tomb of Columbus in the
Havana Cathedral in 1898. |
The remains of Columbus removed
from Havana
in 1898 and returned to Spain. |
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| The opening of the ornate tomb in a cathedral
in Seville,
Spain, Monday June 2, 2003, that allegedly contains the bones of Christopher Columbus.
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The box holding the 500-year-old bones of Christopher
Columbus in Seville, Spain, in this June 2, 2003 photo. Researchers said in Madrid Friday, Oct. 1, 2004, that preliminary data suggests the bones are of the explorer. The Dominican Republic has also claimed for the last 100 years that Columbus is buried in their country. |
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Christopher
Columbus: Man and Myth
1492: An Ongoing
Voyage (Library of Congress)
Christopher
Columbus: Extracts from Journal (Fordham University)
Columbus:
The Bones and Blood of Racism
The
Loss of the Santa Maria Christmas Day, 1492 The American Historical
Review, July 1953, 854-865.
Proof
that Columbus was Born in 1451: A New Document. The American Historical
Review, Jan. 1907, 270-279.
Texts
and Translations of the Journal of Columbus's First Voyage The Hispanic
American Historical Review, Aug. 1939, 235-261.
Texts
of Columbus's Privileges The American Historical Review, July
1909, 764-776.
First
European Exposure to Syphilis: The Dominican Republic at the Time of Columbian
Contact (Clinical Infectious Diseases, Oct. 2000, 936-41)
1998
Columbus
heading to Puerto Rico
Columbus
statue finds a home
Honduras
Indian groups symbolically 'execute' Columbus
2001
Divers
searching Columbus' wreck
Panama
extracts artifacts from 16th century ship
Wreck
thought to be Columbus'
2002
Chinese
Outdid Columbus, Briton Says
At
last, DNA may reveal the truth of Columbus tomb
Hoping
DNA Will Discover Columbus, Post-Mortem
2004
Columbus
landing site gets visitor center, view
Who's
Buried In Columbus' Tomb?
Data:
Columbus Might Be Buried in Spain
200
protesters arrested at Columbus Day parade
Por
La Carabela desembarcó Colón
Dominican
Columbus Monument Lighted Again
2005
In
search of Columbus, team set to open tomb
2009
Who Went With Columbus? Dental
Studies Give Clues
