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Valladolid
Valladolid , city (1990 pop. 333,680), capital of Valladolid prov., N central Spain, in Castile-León, at the confluence of the Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers and on the Canal de Castilla. A communications and manufacturing center, Valladolid is also an important grain market. The city has played... Read more |
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Augusta Jane Evans
Augusta Jane Evans 1835-1909, American novelist, b. Columbus, Ga. Of her sentimental, moralistic novels, St. Elmo (1866) achieved greatest popularity.... Read more |
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Portobelo
Portobelo, Panama Named after the bay which had been called ‘Beautiful Harbour’ in Spanish by Christopher Columbus† in 1502. The original settlement was founded in 1597.... Read more |
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Carmike Cinemas Inc
Carmike Cinemas, Inc. 1301 First AvenueColumbus, Georgia 31901–2109U.S.A.Telephone: (706) 576-3400Fax: (7... Read more |
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Tobago
Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago An island so named by Christopher Columbus† when he discovered it in 1498. Columbus was impressed by the natives' practice of stuffing the leaves of the tobacco plant in pipes and setting fire to them in the belief that this had medicinal value. The name either... Read more |
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Knights of Columbus
Knights of Columbus American Roman Catholic society for men, founded (1882) at New Haven, Conn. (where its headquarters are still located), by Father Michael J. McGivney. Its mission is to encourage fraternity and benevolence among its members, to promote tolerance, to encourage civic loyalty, and... Read more |
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Columbus
Columbus 1 City (1990 pop. 178,681), seat of Muscogee co., W Ga., at the head of navigation on the Chattahoochee River; settled and inc. 1828 on the site of a Creek village. The second largest city in the state, Columbus is a port of entry situated at the foot of a series of falls that extend... Read more |
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Christopher Columbus Langdell
Christopher Columbus Langdell Christopher Columbus Langdell (1826-1906) altered the way that students of the law were educated with his development of the case law method and the treatment of law as a science. His practices were considered controversial at the time of introduction, but eventually... Read more |
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San Salvador (island)
San Salvador island of the Bahamas , West Indies. Many historians believe that it was the first land sighted by Columbus in the New World in 1492. The indigenous population called it Guanahani, and it has also been named Watling or Watlings Island. It was formerly confused with what is now known... Read more |
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Fort Benning
Fort Benning U.S. army post, 189,000 acres (76,500 hectares), W Ga., S of Columbus; est. 1918. One of the largest army posts in the United States, it is the nation's largest infantry training center and the home of the Army Infantry School.... Read more |
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Columbus, Christopher
Columbus, Christopher (c. 1450–1506...speaking world knows as Christopher Columbus (and the Spanish‐speaking as Cristóbal...Spanish monarchs, Queen Isabela and King Ferdinand, Columbus set sail with three ships from Palos... |
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Ferdinand V
...1504), of Aragon (as Ferdinand II) (1479–1516), of...1516), and of Naples (as Ferdinand III) (1504–16...the voyage of Christopher Columbus to the New World, expelled...Isabella's death (1504), Ferdinand acted as regent in Castile... |
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Isabella I
...1504), whose marriage to Ferdinand II of Aragon (Ferdinand V of Castile and León) led...succession by 1468 and married Ferdinand (1469). With his support...She supported the voyages of Columbus, which led to the establishment... |
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Spain
...and Aragón united in the marriage of Ferdinand V and Isabella I. The reconquest of Granada (1492) saw Ferdinand and Isabella become rulers of all Spain...persecution and conversion. Christopher Columbus' discovery of America (1492) brought... |
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SPANISH
...all occurred in 1492: (1) ‘The Catholic kings’, Ferdinand and Isabella of Castile and Aragon, completed the reconquest...taking Granada, the last Moorish kingdom. (2) Christopher Columbus, acting on their behalf, sailed west to find China and India... |
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Columbus, Christopher
Columbus, Christopher (c.1451–1506) Genoese navigator...Enterprise”, and at last in 1492 persuaded FERDINAND V and Isabella of Spain to sponsor an expedition...new governor to control it and paid off Columbus by allowing him to fit out a fourth voyage... |
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Isabella I of Castile
...king of Castile and León, in 1469 she married Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Aragon. On the death...expansion by annexing the Canary Islands and funding Columbus' explorations. She and Ferdinand, who were named the ‘Catholic Kings... |
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exploration
...1516 the Portuguese reached China. Probably with the aim of reaching the East, Christopher COLUMBUS crossed the North Atlantic (1492) and Ferdinand MAGELLAN found the strait which enabled him to reach the Chinese coast (1521). The North... |
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Fernando
...early date. It was borne by Ferdinand I (d. 1065) of Castile...Moors, and by his descendant Ferdinand V (1452–1516), who...gave financial backing to Columbus. Through the marriage in...Archduke Philip, the name Ferdinand also became hereditary in... |
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Ferdinand Columbus: print collector: Mark McDonald introduces an earlier...
...largely overlooked: Ferdinand Columbus, illegitimate son...maps) collected by Ferdinand. It is the only known...ingenious system devised by Columbus for classifying his...Print Collection of Ferdinand Columbus 1488-1539: A ... |
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Museum acquisitions: acquisition of the year: the print collection of...
The print collection of Ferdinand Columbus (1488-1539) A renaissance...with the print collection of Ferdinand Columbus, the illegitimate son of Christopher...for The Print Collection of Ferdinand Columbus (1488-1539) is nearly ... |
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Venezuela is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. In...
...his third voyage to the Americas, Christopher Columbus sailed near the Orinoco delta and then landed in the Gulf of Paria. Amazed, Columbus expressed in his moving letter to Isabella and Ferdinand that he had reached heaven on Earth. Venezuela... |
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COLUMN: Columbus' sad legacy
...Atlantic Ocean. When Columbus approached King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella...conversion or expulsion. Ferdinand and Isabella apparently...so they financed Columbus' first voyage to...false promises to Ferdinand and Isabella, ... |
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Columbus's Jewish spot
...converso families. Columbus's ships set sail close...expulsion decree of Ferdinand and Isabella. Columbus recorded in his log...Catholic majesties, Ferdinand and Isabella, did not finance Columbus's journey of exploratino... |
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Proclamation 7606--Columbus Day, 2002
...Americans continue to celebrate Columbus' bold expedition and recognize...courage, and perseverance. Columbus brought European settlers to...Cabot, Vasco da Gama, and Ferdinand Magellan followed Columbus' example to explore and discover... |
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Proclamation 7606--Columbus day, 2002.
...Americans continue to celebrate Columbus' bold expedition and recognize...courage, and perseverance. Columbus brought European settlers to...Cabot, Vasco da Cama, and Ferdinand Magellan followed Columbus' example to explore and discover... |
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NEW CD-ROM UNVEILED FOR COLUMBUS DAY; 'EXPLORERS OF THE NEW WORLD' RECREATES...
...portraying three of the most famous -- Christopher Columbus, Hernando Cortes and Ferdinand Magellan -- on their historic journeys, and...the Court of Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain, Columbus' New World and Montezuma's Palace -- are reinforced... |
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Columbus's pearls
...Portuguese, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella...explorer Christopher Columbus in an "enterprise...Indian natives, Ferdinand and Isabella had Columbus put in chains...agreement giving Columbus exclusive authority...chaplain to ... |
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Pit bulls of 1492: The year Columbus discovered the New World and the...
...Catholic monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella...arguing that Columbus' voyage was...heathen. But Ferdinand and Isabella...enthusiasm for Columbus' proposed voyage...wimpy," King Ferdinand is "strapping," and Columbus is "an ... |
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