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 ...

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 ...

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

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 there's a lot more to the story.

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 ...