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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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Christopher Columbus canonical 167
Cristóbal Colón 3
Admiral of the Ocean Sea Christopher Columbus 1

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 self-link ⓘ
Christopher Columbus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Cristoforo Colombo

Christopher Columbus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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 (176)

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

Age of Exploration → hasKeyExplorer → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus → mainSubject → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Spanish Expulsion of 1492 → chronologicallyCloseTo → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Columbus's first voyage to the Americas
Age of Sail → notableExplorer → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Columbian Exchange → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Taíno → firstContactWithEuropeans → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Christopher Columbus → fullName → Christopher Columbus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cristoforo Colombo
Christopher Columbus → fullName → Christopher Columbus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cristóbal Colón
Christopher Columbus → fullName → Christopher Columbus self-link ⓘ
Crown of Castile → sponsored → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Columbus, Ohio → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Orinoco River → discoveredByEuropeans → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Valladolid → notablePersonAssociated → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Colón → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Isabella I of Castile → sponsored → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Genoa → famousResident → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Columbia County → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Hispaniola → discoveredByEuropeans → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Columbus, Mississippi, United States → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
subject surface form: Columbus, Mississippi
Lucayan Archipelago → wasFirstContactedBy → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
The Mall and Literary Walk → hasStatueOf → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Columbus, Georgia → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Teatro Colón → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
1492: Conquest of Paradise (film score) → associatedWith → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Columbia, South Carolina → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
District of Columbia → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
voyages of Christopher Columbus to the Americas → commander → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Monument to Christopher Columbus (former location) → dedicatedTo → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Monument to Christopher Columbus (former location) → symbolizes → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Santa María → usedBy → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Santa María → captain → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Columbus Day → commemorates → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Columbus Day → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Niña → commandedBy → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Pinta → associatedWith → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Glorieta de Colón → hasStatue → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Glorieta de Colón → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Ferdinand Columbus → father → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Diego Columbus → father → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Colon Theater → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Salvador de Madariaga → notableWork → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Tobalaba → hasAdjacentStationOnLine4 → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cristóbal Colón
Colón Cemetery → namedAfter → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Crown of Castile and Crown of Aragon → sponsoredVoyageOf → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
subject surface form: Crown of Castile
Marco Polo → influenced → Christopher Columbus ⓘ
The Travels of Marco Polo → influenced → Christopher Columbus ⓘ