Cassy and mavy biography of christopher columbus
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Discovering and Conquering the New World: The Lives and Legacies of Christopher Columbus, Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro
*Includes extracts from Columbus's journal of his historic first voyage to the New World
*Includes Cortes's letter to King Charles V describing Tenochtitlan and the Aztec Empire.
*Includes descriptions of both the Aztec and Inca Empires.
*Includes pictures of the explorers and important people and places in their lives.
*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.
*Includes a Table of Contents.
“At two o'clock in the morning the land was discovered…As inom saw that they were very friendly to us, and perceived that they could be much more easily converted to our holy faith by gentle means than by force, I presented them with some red caps, and strings of beads to wear upon the neck, and many other trifles of small value, wherewith they were much delighted, and became wonderfully attached to us.” – Christopher Columbus’s diary, October 11-12, 1492
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Spain's Explorers in the Age of Discovery: The Lives and Legacies of Christopher Columbus, Hernán Cortés, Francisco Pizarro and Ferdinand Magellan
*Includes extracts from Columbus's journal of his first voyage.
*Includes Cortes's letter to King Charles V describing Tenochtitlan and the Aztec Empire.
*Includes passages from Antonio Pigafetta, a member of Magellan's crew.
*Includes descriptions of both the Aztec and Inca Empires.
*Includes pictures of the explorers and important people and places in their lives.
*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.
*Includes a Table of Contents.
“At two o'clock in the morning the land was discovered…As I saw that they were very friendly to us, and perceived that they could be much more easily converted to our holy faith by gentle means than by force, I presented them with some red caps, and strings of beads to wear upon the neck, and many other trifles of small value, wherewith they were much delighted, and became wonderfully attached to
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Christopher Columbus
Italian navigator and explorer (1451–1506)
"Cristoforo Colombo" and "Admiral of the Ocean Sea" redirect here. For his direct descendant, see Cristóbal Colón de Carvajal, 18th Duke of Veragua. For other uses, see Christopher Columbus (disambiguation) and Cristoforo Colombo (disambiguation).
Christopher Columbus[b] (;[2] between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian[3][c] explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa[3][4] who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas. His expeditions were the first known European contact with the Caribbean and Central and South America.
The name Christopher Columbus is the anglicization of the Latin Christophorus Columbus. Growing up on the coast of Liguria, he went to sea at a young age a