- 1492: An Ongoing Voyage
Library of Congress exhibit examining the mixture of societies coexisting in five areas of the Western Hemisphere before European arrival.
www.ibiblio.org/expo/1492.exhibit/Intro.html
- Avalon Project: Privileges and Prerogatives Granted by Their Catholic Majesties to Christopher Columbus, 1492
Text of Columbus' commission to undertake his voyage.
elsinore.cis.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/colum.htm
- Catholic Encyclopedia: Christopher Columbus
Extensive biography of the Genoese explorer, including his early career, life in Portugal, and accounts of his voyages.
www.newadvent.org/cathen/04140a.htm
- Christopher Columbus and the Spanish Empire
Describes Columbus' expeditions as the first steps in a sequence of exploration and conquest.
www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/columbus.html
- Christopher Columbus: Extracts From His Journal
Entries from May to October, 1492, including his account of the Canary Islands, the trip across the Atlantic, and the first contact with the Taino Indians.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/columbus1.html
- Christopher Columbus: Internet Resources for His Life and Times
Links to a variety of articles devoted to Columbus himself and his voyages.
www.franciscan-archive.org/columbus/index.html
- Christophorus Columbus (Cristóbal Colón)
Collection of web pages about Columbus.
www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/discovery/columbus.html
- Columbus and the Age of Discovery
Collection of articles related to the history, anthropology, geography, literature, and sociology of Christopher Columbus and his expeditions.
www.millersville.edu/~columbus
- Columbus Monuments Pages
Lists statues, sculptures, and plaques memorializing the explorer all over the world.
columbus.vanderkrogt.net
- Columbus Navigation Homepage
Features articles on navigation in Columbus's time, profiles of the four voyages, and other topics.
www.columbusnavigation.com
- Columbus' Letter to the King and Queen of Spain, 1494
Columbus' report on the suitability of the Island of Espanola (Hispaniola) for colonization.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/columbus2.html
- Columbus's Medinah?
Summarizes evidence that Columbus descended from Spanish Jews.
www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/Shokel/911014_Columbus.html
- Examining the Reputation of Christopher Columbus
Article by Jack Weatherford reviewing the negative results of Columbus' arrival in the Americas.
www.hartford-hwp.com/Taino/docs/columbus.html
- Infoplease: Just Where Was Columbus?
Describes attempts to pinpoint his first landfall in the Americas, the island he called San Salvador, on October 12, 1492.
www.infoplease.com/spot/columbus.html
- Nina & Santa Clara - The Columbus Foundation
Historically accurate replicas of the ships Columbus sailed across the Atlantic in his voyages of discovery.
www.thenina.com
- Santa Maria, The
Reproduction of Christopher Columbus' flagship. Features history, tour schedule, events calendar, volunteer information, and more.
www.santamaria.org
- Wikipedia: Christopher Columbus
Overview of the life of Christopher Columbus, the Genoese explorer and trader who crossed the Atlantic Ocean and reached the Americas in 1492.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus
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