Columbus's early life is obscure, but scholars believe he was born in the Republic of Genoa between 25 August and 31 October 1451. His father was Domenico Colombo, a wool weaver who worked in Genoa and

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Background
Under the Mongol Empire's hegemony over Asia and the Pax Mongolica, Europeans had long enjoyed a safe land passage on the Silk Road

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Between 1492 and 1504, Columbus completed four round-trip voyages between Spain and the Americas, each voyage being sponsored

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Columbus's remains were first buried at a convent in Valladolid, then moved to the monastery of La Cartuja in Seville (southern Spain) by the will of his son Diego. They may have been exhumed in 1513 and interred at the Cathedral of Seville. In about 1536, the remains of both

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The figure of Columbus was largely ignored in the United States during the colonial era, being "re-discovered" in the wake of the quest for independence. The use of Columbus as a

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The voyages of Columbus are considered a turning point in human history, marking the beginning of globalizationand accompanying

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Columbus had always claimed that the conversion of non-believers was one reason for his explorations, but he grew increasingly religious in his later years. Probably with the

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