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ChristopherColumbus
Posthumousp360问答ortraitofChristopherColumbusbyRidolfoGhirla误露述续况叶连兵何通城ndaio.TherearenoknownauthenticportraitsofColumbus.
Bornc.1451
Geno穿级a,Italy(thoughdisputed)
Died20May1506(agedc.55)
Valladolid,Cast超它观体久效关课ile
参考维基百科
NationalityGenoese(thoughdisputed)
Othernam统甚套条略名儿里球胶esGenoese:ChristoffaCo到它压苗帮输层医rombo
Itali阿永先极an:CristoforoColombo
Catalan:CristòforColom
Spanish:C不主顾项些罗培了音ristóbalColón
P冷成赶ortuguese:CristóvãoColombo
Latin:ChristophorusColumbus
OccupationMaritimeexplorerfortheCrownofCastile
T司械封itleAdmiralo措块ftheOceanSea;ViceroyandGovernoro鸡ftheIndies
ReligionRomanCatholi快灯植c
Spouse(s)FilipaMoniz(c.1476-1485)
ChildrenDiego
Fernand还怎买味过州免异毛它再o
Relative信应团sGiovanniPellegrino,Giac失植热表斤短话omoandBartholomewColumbus(brothers)
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Chris械调顾安topherColumbus(c.1451–20May1506)wasanItaliannavigator,[1]colonizer,andexplorerwh研治况消织占画审民两osevoyagesacrosstheAtlanticOceanledtogeneralEuropeanawarenessoftheAmericancontinentsintheWesternHemisphere.WithhisfourvoyagesofexplorationandseveralattemptsatestablishingasettlementontheislandofHispaniola,allfundedbyIsabellaIofCastile,heinitiatedtheprocessofSpanishcolonizationwhichforeshadowedgeneralEuropeancolonizationofthe"NewWorld".
AlthoughnotthefirsttoreachtheAmericasfromEurope—hewasprecededbyatleastoneothergroup,theNorse,ledbyLeifEricson,whobuiltatemporarysettlement500yearsearlieratL'AnseauxMeadows[2]—ColumbusinitiatedwidespreadcontactbetweenEuropeansandindigenousAmericans.
Theterm"pre-Columbian"isusuallyusedtorefertothepeoplesandculturesoftheAmericasbeforethearrivalofColumbusandhisEuropeansuccessors.
ThenameChristopherColumbusistheAnglicisationoftheLatinChristophorusColumbus.Theoriginalnamein15thcenturyGenoeselanguagewasChristoffa[3]Corombo[4](pronounced[kriˈʃtɔffakuˈɹuŋbu][citationneeded]).ThenameisrenderedinmodernItalianasCristoforoColombo,inPortugueseasCristóvãoColombo(formerlyChristovamColom),inCatalanasCristòforColom,andinSpanishasCristóbalColón.
Columbus'sinitial1492voyagecameatacriticaltimeofgrowingnationalimperialismandeconomiccompetitionbetweendevelopingnationstatesseekingwealthfromtheestablishmentoftraderoutesandcolonies.Inthissociopoliticalclimate,Columbus'sfar-fetchedschemewontheattentionofIsabellaIofCastile.SeverelyunderestimatingthecircumferenceoftheEarth,heestimatedthatawestwardroutefromIberiatotheIndieswouldbeshorterthantheoverlandtraderoutethroughArabia.Iftrue,thiswouldallowSpainentryintothelucrativespicetrade—heretoforecommandedbytheArabsandItalians.Followinghisplottedcourse,heinsteadlandedwithintheBahamasArchipelagoatalocalehenamedSanSalvador.MistakingthelandsheencounteredfortheEastIndies,hereferredtotheinhabitantsas"indios".[5][6]Thereisalinguisticurbanlegendthatheactuallynamedthem"unagenteinDios",(apeopleinGod),andthatin1492IndiawascalledHindustan,butheneverusedthephrase"unagenteinDios"andIndiahadbeencalledIndiaforcenturiesandthename'Hindustan'didnotbecomecommonuntilsometimeafterColumbus.[7]
TheanniversaryofColumbus's1492landingintheAmericasisusuallyobservedasColumbusDayon12OctoberinSpainandthroughouttheAmericas,exceptCanada.IntheUnitedStatesitisobservedannuallyonthesecondMondayinOctober.
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