Christopher Columbus

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Columbus lands in the New World.        Columbus, his feet in fetters, is sent back to Spain.

 
 
 
This 15th century portrait of Christopher Columbus
is attributed to artist Pedro Berruguate. 

 



 
 

The Tomb of Columbus in the
Havana Cathedral in 1898.
       The remains of Columbus removed from Havana
       in 1898 and returned to Spain.

 
 
     The opening of the ornate tomb in a cathedral in Seville,
     Spain, Monday June 2, 2003, that allegedly contains the
     bones of Christopher Columbus.
 

 

    The box holding the 500-year-old bones of Christopher
    Columbus in Seville, Spain, in this June 2, 2003 photo.
    Researchers said in Madrid Friday, Oct. 1, 2004, that
    preliminary data suggests the bones are of the explorer.
    The Dominican Republic has also claimed for the last
    100 years that Columbus is buried in their country.

 



 

Vicente Yáñez Pinzón
Captain of the Niña
Martín Alonso Pinzón
Captain of the Pinta

 

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