Day 12: Columbus sighted some tropic birds and avowed he must be close to some islands since ‘these birds never go more than 20 leagues from land.’ He didn’t know what I know, tha… ...

He was hunting for a trade route to the Far East to find cinnamon, cloves and pepper, which were as valuable as gold in 1492. Columbus didn’t find what he was looking for, but he did encounter ...

On Aug. 3, 1492, Columbus, flying under the Spanish flag, set out from Palos de la Frontera , Spain with three ships on what arguably may be the most famous sea crossing ever.

But the journey almost didn’t happen. Columbus, who had started sailing as a teenager in the Republic of Genoa (now Italy), was intent on reaching Asia by sea to establish new trade routes for ...

As every American school child knows, Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492-but is that true? Many myths and misinformation have evolved in the 500 years since that weavers` son from Geno… ...