Born to a working-class wool weaver in the port city of Genoa, Italy ... daughter of the Western heritage: America. 2. Christopher Columbus, a dead white male of the worst variety, was a slaver ...

A newly analyzed medieval manuscript suggests that sailors from the same region as Christopher Columbus may have known about ...

A new research paper from Italy argues that sailors in Genoa — the home town of Christopher Columbus — knew of a land west of Greenland across the Atlantic. A city official reportedly said ...

Christopher Columbus was a 15th and 16th century explorer credited for connecting the Old World (Europe, Africa, and Asia) and the New World (North America and South America). Born in Genoa ...