We need not deride Columbus' reluctance to give up the world that he knew from books. Only idiots escape entirely from the world that the past bequeaths. The discovery of America opened a new ...

which brought European imperialism to the shores of the “New World” and laid waste the ancient indigenous peoples there. Columbus deserves little credit (Leif Erikson had “discovered” the ...

1492 discovery of the 'New World' for Spain. That itself has been a touch-point of controversy over his treatment of ...

A newly analyzed medieval manuscript suggests that sailors from the same region as Christopher Columbus may have known about ...

Columbus may not have discovered the Americas ... the colonization of the New World led to the exploitation of its indigenous peoples, often violently and eventually with disastrous results ...

Christopher Columbus may have been the first European to land on Puerto Rico's shores, but touring San Juan will tell you ...

This biography reveals the life of famed Italian explorer Christopher Columbus who set out to find a new route to Asia and discovered the New World instead Through rare art and artifacts period ...

Mentions of the New World: It is notable for its early references to regions west of Greenland, possibly alluding to Norse exploration of North America. This predates Columbus's voyages by more ...

But he was wrong! He'd found a part of the world new to Europeans. Columbus became famous as the man who discovered new lands called the Americas. The King of Spain was happy, but the discovery ...