Christopher Columbus

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explorer historical figure navigator

Christopher Columbus was an Italian navigator whose transatlantic voyages for Spain in the late 15th century opened the way for widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas.

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Statements (57)
Predicate Object
instanceOf explorer →
historical figure →
navigator →
associatedWith Age of Exploration →
surface form: "Age of Discovery"

Columbian Exchange →
birthDate 1451-00-00 →
birthPlace Genoa →
Republic of Genoa →
burialPlace Seville, Spain →
surface form: "Seville"

Seville Cathedral →
child Diego Columbus →
Ferdinand Columbus →
citizenship Republic of Genoa →
claimedFor Spain →
countryOfService Crown of Castile →
Spain →
deathDate 1506-05-20 →
deathPlace Crown of Castile →
Valladolid →
employer Crown of Castile →
firstVoyageEndYear 1493 →
firstVoyageStartYear 1492 →
fullName Christopher Columbus →
Christopher Columbus →
surface form: "Cristoforo Colombo"

Christopher Columbus →
surface form: "Cristóbal Colón"
knownFor initiating Spanish colonization in the New World →
opening the way for European exploration of the Americas →
transatlantic voyages →
voyages to the Americas →
languageSpoken Italian →
Latin →
Spanish →
legacy controversial due to role in colonization and treatment of Indigenous peoples →
numberOfVoyagesToAmericas 4 →
occupation cartographer →
colonial administrator →
explorer →
navigator →
patron Catholic Monarchs →
reached Bahamas →
Caribbean →
Central America →
Cuba →
Hispaniola →
South America →
religion Catholicism →
shipCommanded Niña →
Pinta →
Santa María →
sponsoredBy Ferdinand II of Aragon →
Isabella I of Castile →
spouse Filipa Moniz Perestrelo →
subjectOf Columbus Day →
Indigenous Peoples' Day debates →
title Admiral →
surface form: "Admiral of the Ocean Sea"

Governor of the Indies →
Viceroy of the Indies →
Referenced by (61)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pinta → associatedWith → Christopher Columbus →
Santa María → captain → Christopher Columbus →
this entity surface form: "Columbus's first voyage to the Americas"
Niña → commandedBy → Christopher Columbus →
Columbus Day → commemorates → Christopher Columbus →
Christopher Columbus Museum → dedicatedTo → Christopher Columbus →
Hispaniola → discoveredByEuropeans → Christopher Columbus →
Orinoco River → discoveredByEuropeans → Christopher Columbus →
Redonda → discoveredByEuropeans → Christopher Columbus →
Genoa → famousResident → Christopher Columbus →
Diego Columbus → father → Christopher Columbus →
Ferdinand Columbus → father → Christopher Columbus →
Taíno → firstContactWithEuropeans → Christopher Columbus →
Christopher Columbus → fullName → Christopher Columbus →
this entity surface form: "Cristoforo Colombo"
Christopher Columbus → fullName → Christopher Columbus →
this entity surface form: "Cristóbal Colón"
Christopher Columbus → fullName → Christopher Columbus →
Tobalaba → hasAdjacentStationOnLine4 → Christopher Columbus →
this entity surface form: "Cristóbal Colón"
Age of Exploration → hasKeyExplorer → Christopher Columbus →
Glorieta de Colón → hasStatue → Christopher Columbus →
Columbus Circle → hasStatueOf → Christopher Columbus →
The Mall and Literary Walk → hasStatueOf → Christopher Columbus →
Marco Polo → influenced → Christopher Columbus →
The Travels of Marco Polo → influenced → Christopher Columbus →
Christopher Columbus Museum → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus →
Colon Theater → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus →
Columbia County → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus →
Columbia County, Georgia → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus →
Columbia, South Carolina → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus →
Columbian Exchange → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus →
Columbus Avenue → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus →
subject surface form: "Columbus Avenue (San Francisco)"
Columbus Circle → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus →
Columbus Day → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus →
Columbus, Georgia → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus →
Columbus, Mississippi, United States → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus →
subject surface form: "Columbus, Mississippi"
Columbus, Ohio → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus →
Colón → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus →
Colón Cemetery → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus →
District of Columbia → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus →
Glorieta de Colón → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus →
Pico Cristóbal Colón → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus →
Teatro Colón → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus →
Antigua → namedBy → Christopher Columbus →
Redonda → namedBy → Christopher Columbus →
Age of Sail → notableExplorer → Christopher Columbus →
Valladolid → notablePersonAssociated → Christopher Columbus →
Salvador de Madariaga → notableWork → Christopher Columbus →
Christopher Columbus Museum → relatedTo → Christopher Columbus →
Crown of Castile → sponsored → Christopher Columbus →
Isabella I of Castile → sponsored → Christopher Columbus →
subject surface form: "Crown of Castile"
Filipa Moniz Perestrelo → spouse → Christopher Columbus →
Filipa Moniz Perestrelo → spouse → Christopher Columbus →
this entity surface form: "Christopher Columbus, 1st Admiral of the Ocean Sea"
Niña → usedBy → Christopher Columbus →
Santa María → usedBy → Christopher Columbus →
Lucayan Archipelago → wasFirstContactedBy → Christopher Columbus →
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