Born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451, Columbus made his way to Spain, where he gained support from the Spanish ... in an era of exploration and colonization of North and South America.

To understand the origins of the legend, we need to go back to the time of the first Spanish expeditions to the northern part of South America. The explorers were struck by the wealth they ...

Spanish explorers first set foot in Texas ... Spain had divided its remaining North American lands, including Texas and Mexico, into colonial states and territories. The people living there ...

North American Indians shared their world with ... began to change native America during the early 1500s. Spanish explorers looking for bullion (gold and silver) began to impose European values ...

The tomb of Christopher Columbus in Seville. Photo: José Luiz / Wikimedia Commons A team of researchers that has spent years testing remains to determine the final resting place of Christopher ...

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt designated it as a national holiday in 1934, according to the Library of Congress. Now a ...

With that rebirth has come a new and renewed generation of airport dining options-a combination of classic joints and newer ...

rather than from a North American source. RELATED: Deal moves land with Lost Colony clues to state to manage The foundation ...

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The question isn’t whether other creatures share our concept of mortality; it’s whether any living being truly grasps what it ...

Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, and the bloodshed he left behind in North America. Columbus Day, a federal holiday, is "one of the most inconsistently celebrated U.S. holidays," according ...