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SPANISH - AP (Heroes or Villans): Cristóbal Colón (España/Italia)

This guide will introduce research methods for historical Spanish figures and their role in society.

Christopher Columbus - Spanish Explorer

Christopher Columbus, 1451-1506.

Spanish explorer, discoverer of America.

Who Was Christopher Columbus?

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Christopher Columbus Images

Christopher Columbus

Historic World Leaders, edited by Anne Commire, Gale, 1994. Gale In Context: Biography.

Christopher Columbus

Encyclopedia of World Biography Online, Gale, 1998. Gale In Context: Biography.

Christopher Columbus

“Christopher Columbus.” The Illustrated Magazine of Art, vol. 1, no. 6, 1853, pp. 333–36. JSTOR.

Who Was Christopher Columbus?

Cortada, James W. “Who Was Christopher Columbus?” Renaissance and Reformation / Renaissance et Réforme, vol. 10, no. 2, 1974, pp. 99–102. JSTOR.

Thief, Slave Trader, Murderer: Christopher Columbus and Caribbean Population Decline

Tinker, Tink, and Mark Freeland. “Thief, Slave Trader, Murderer: Christopher Columbus and Caribbean Population Decline.” Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 23, no. 1, 2008, pp. 25–50. JSTOR.

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