Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Navigator, cartographer and admiral. He served the Crown of Castile. Landing of Christopher Columbus on the island of Guanahani, on 12th October 1492, erecting the cross and baptising the island in the name of Christ, calling it San Salvador Island (in the archipelago of The Bahamas). Engraving by Bertrand after Theodor de Bry (ca. 1528-1598), in the collection ""Grands Voyages"", published in Frankfurt, 1590. ""Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance"", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878.
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Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Navigator, cartographer and admiral. He served the Crown of Castile. Landing of Christopher Columbus on the island of Guanahani, on 12th October 1492, erecting the cross and baptising the island in the name of Christ, calling it San Salvador Island (in the archipelago of The Bahamas). Engraving by Bertrand after Theodor de Bry (ca. 1528-1598), in the collection ""Grands Voyages"", published in Frankfurt, 1590. ""Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance"", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878.

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24 juil. 2018

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Photo12/Universal Images Group

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archipelago Americas Christopher Columbus Spain indigenous Indians American native people cross religion Christianity island Guanahani San Salvador Bahamas engraving Theodore de Bry 15th century 16th century Antilles Caribbean West Indies history Johann Theodorus de Bry ships archipelago

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