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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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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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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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Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus Ital. Cristoforo Colombo , Span. Cristóbal Colón , 1451-1506, European explorer, b. Genoa, Italy. Early Years Columbus spent some of his early years at his father's trade of weaving and later became a sailor on the Mediterranean. Shipwrecked near the Portuguese... Read more |
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Santo Domingo (city)
Santo Domingo sän´tō dōmēng´gō , city (1993 pop. 1,609,966), S Dominican Republic, on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River. It is the country's capital, largest city, leading port, and primary commercial center. Founded Aug. 4, 1496, by Bartholomew... Read more |
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Antilles
Antilles, West Indies Antilia, Antillas A term applied to the whole of the West Indies except for the Bahamas. The Antilles are divided into the Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles. The name was coined before Christopher Columbus† arrived in the area, possibly by the Florentine... Read more |
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hammock
hammock suspended bed, usually of netting, canvas, or leather. The hammock and its name were introduced to Europeans by Christopher Columbus, who learned of them from Native Americans. While the plaited hammock seems to be native to the Western Hemisphere, blankets have served the same purpose... Read more |
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nao
nao, the Spanish word for a ship during the 13th–16th centuries. It was not any particular type of vessel, only the general word meaning ship. The three ships with which Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic in 1492, though caravels in type, were all described as naos in... Read more |
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Sebastiano del Piombo
Sebastiano del Piombo , c.1485-1547, Italian painter of the Venetian school, whose real name was Sebastiano Luciani. Although he was trained by Giovanni Bellini, his early work was influenced by Giorgione. His first important work is the frescoed altarpiece representing St. Chrysostom in the Church... Read more |
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Diego de Velazquez
Diego de Velázquez , c.1460-1524?, Spanish conquistador, first governor of Cuba, b. Cuéllar, Spain. He sailed with Christopher Columbus on his second voyage (1493) to Hispaniola and in 1511 commanded an expedition sent by Diego Columbus to conquer Cuba. Landing at Baracoa , where he... Read more |
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Columbus devotees are betting on DNA
...the chapter on Christopher Columbus's humble origins...multiple theories of Columbus's early years...rights to the famous explorer.And...the New World, Columbus's revisionist...Columbus's bones in ... |
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Columbus devotees betting on the DNALegacy's contenders seek proof of lineage
...the chapter on Christopher Columbus's humble origins...multiple theories of Columbus's early years...rights to the famous explorer.And...the New World, Columbus's revisionist...Columbus's bones in ... |
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U.S. team seeks Columbus's body // He traveled even in death
...the remains of Christopher Columbus. The effort...years away, of Columbus' landing in...some part of Columbus' remains include not only Seville, Spain, which...excavators assumed bones and ashes they...illustrious and ... |
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A Bone to Pick Who has the body of Christopher Columbus? Two countries...remains of the famous explorer.A cathedral in Seville, Spain, proudly...Republic says Columbus's bones are in Santo...were sent to ... |
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COLUMBUS FESTIVITIES BEGIN WITH BOMBS.(Local)
...celebrations of Christopher Columbus' arrival on...marched alongside Columbus' remains when...of Christopher Columbus' 1492 voyage...island and in Seville, Spain - the...ownership of the famous explorer's ... |
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The rest is history,C*.
...of a certain Christopher Columbus. And the rest...thing clear, Columbus did not discover...he was not famous in Russia for...it at that, Columbus would have...Cathedral of Seville in Spain and...claim to his ... |
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