Christopher Columbus

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Extracts from Columbus' Journal
2. Wikipedia: Christopher Columbus
3. The Columbus Navigation Homepage
4. AmericanHeritage.com: Collumbus' La Navidad
5. History.com: History of Columbus Day
6. LeaderU.com: Consequences of Columbus
7. ScienceNews.com: The Eclipse That Saved Columbus (2006)

Christopher Columbus News and Articles

• Google News: Christopher Columbus
• WhiteHouse.gov: Columbus Day, 2007: A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
• DetNews.com: TV shows honor Columbus Day (October 6, 2007)
• The New York Times: City Room: Christopher Columbus Gets a Facelift (2007)
• Reuters: Atlantic voyage seeks to prove ancient trade (2007)
• FoxNews.com: Desperate New World Settlers Stole Christopher Columbus' Silver (2007)

Christopher Columbus Background and Profiles

• Mariners' Museum: Christopher Columbus profile
• SolarNavigator.net: The Voyages of Christopher Columbus
• Discovery Channel: DNA Suggests Columbus Remains in Spain (2004)
• Reportret: Columbus Style and Appearance

Christopher Columbus Photos and Videos

• Google Images: Christopher Columbus
• YouTube: Christopher Columbus search
• Biography.com: Christopher Columbus: Slave Maker, What You Believe and Close but no China
• History.com: Columbus the Businessman and Columbus's Quest for Gold
• YouTube: Aboard Columbus' Nina (Time: 2:19)

Videos for Children

• YouTube: Sesame Street: Kermit and Christopher Columbus (Time: 2:43)
• YouTube: Mel-O-Toons: Christopher Columbus (Time: 5:29)

Christopher Columbus Criticism and Controversy

• Guardian Unlimited: Lost document reveals Columbus as tyrant of the Caribbean (2006)
• JournalStar.com: "On Columbus Day, a Different View of Discovery" (2004)
• BBC News: Columbus "sparked a genocide" (2003)
• Western Michigan University: A People's History of the United States summary
• AynRand.org: The Christopher Columbus Controversy
• Leader U: The Crimes of Christopher Columbus
• History.com: Columbus Controversy

Christopher Columbus Timeline

• 1451: Born, most likely in Genoa, Italy
• August 3, 1492: First voyage begins
• October 12, 1492: Land sighted
• October 29, 1492: Columbus lands in Cuba
• December 25, 1492: Founds the colony of La Navidad
• September 1493: Second voyage
• May 30 1498: Third voyage
• May 11, 1502: Fourth and final voyage
• May 20, 1506: Died wealthy in Valladolid, convinced he had found a new route to India

Film Representations of Christopher Columbus

•   Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
• 1985: Christopher Columbus TV miniseries
• 1992: Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
• 1992: 1492: Conquest of Paradise
• 2006: Night at the Museum

Christopher Columbus Books and Merchandise

• Amazon.com: The Four Voyages by Christopher Columbus and J. M. Cohen
• Amazon.com: Lies My Teacher Told Me About Christopher Columbus by James Loewen
• Amazon.com: Christopher Columbus search
• Barnes and Noble: Christopher Columbus search
• eBay: Christopher Columbus auctions

Christopher Columbus Satire and Humor

• YouTube: Stephen Leary Investigates Christopher Columbus (Time: 3:02)
• YouTube: Christopher Columbus on Family Guy (Time: 2:01)

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