Christopher Columbus reproductions and notes ca. 1492-ca. 1936
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Columbus, Christopher, 1451-1506
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Christopher Columbus was likely born in October 1451 in Genoa, Republic of Genoa. His name in Ligurian is Cristoffa Corombo. In one of his writings, he says he went to sea at the age of 10. In 1473, Columbus began his apprenticeship as business agent for the important Centurione, Di Negro and Spinola families of Genoa. Later, he allegedly made a trip to Chios, an Aegean island then ruled by Genoa. Columbus based himself in Lisbon from 1477 to 1485. Between 1482 and 1485, Columbus traded along th...
Bigelow, John, 1854-1936
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Alfred Anthony Williams (1860- ), theologian, author and educator, was an executive and administrator of the Committee of the Federal Council of Christ, founder of the Federation Committee of Good Will Between Jews and Christians, and treasurer of the General Conference of Free Baptists. From the guide to the Alfred Williams Anthony collection, 1679-1944, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Army officer, educator, and author. From th...
Casas, Bartolomé de las
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John Bigelow (1854-1936) was an Army officer, professor of military science and author. From the guide to the Christopher Columbus reproductions and notes, ca. 1492-ca. 1936, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Bartolomé de las Casas (1474-1566) was a Spanish missionary and historian who was opposed to the slavery and forced labor of the Indians of Spanish America. He traveled in Peru and Central America and served brie...
