Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus may have been a Spanish Jew, according to a new documentary

5:00am October 16, 2024

A recently televised documentary in Spain rekindles competing versions of the famed explorer's origins, but the scientific community is viewing it with caution.

After Columbus wrote the letter in 1493, it was reprinted in Latin and circulated across Europe. Several copies have resurfaced in the U.S., including this one stolen from Venice in the 1980s.

A stolen Christopher Columbus letter found in Delaware returns to Italy decades later

2:56pm July 21, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

A rare copy of a letter from Columbus to Spain's royals detailing his voyage vanished from a Venice museum in the 1980s. U.S. authorities have repatriated it to Rome after a yearslong investigation.

Remains of the Christopher Columbus statue near Little Italy in Baltimore after it was ripped from its pedestal by protesters on July 4, 2020.

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Baltimore Protesters Topple Columbus Statue

1:26pm July 05, 2020

by Rachel Treisman

Demonstrators in Baltimore pulled down the statue and threw it into the harbor, adding it to the growing list of Columbus monuments toppled nationwide in response to his controversial legacy.

A statue of Christopher Columbus was removed from in front of City Hall in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday. The statue has been a focal point for racial justice protests; earlier this week, demonstrators climbed onto its pedestal to pose for photos.

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Columbus, Ohio, Takes Down Statue Of Christopher Columbus

10:50am July 01, 2020

by Bill Chappell

For many people, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther said, "the statue represents patriarchy, oppression and divisiveness." It stood outside City Hall for some 65 years.

Demonstrators stand on the base of a Christopher Columbus statue in front of City Hall during a protest against police brutality Saturday in downtown Columbus, Ohio.

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Ohio's State Capital Grapples With Anti-Columbus Sentiment

2:39pm June 29, 2020

by Paige Pfleger

Statues of Christopher Columbus are being dismantled, torn down or removed in cities across the country. Now that movement has reached the city that's named after the explorer.

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A statue of Christopher Columbus sits in the water after people pulled the memorial down Tuesday night in Richmond, Va.

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Amid Protests, Christopher Columbus Statues Take Flak In Richmond, Boston

12:24pm June 10, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

One was unceremoniously dropped in the water and the other was beheaded. The explorer's memorials have become a focal point of nationwide protests amid calls to reevaluate how he is remembered.