Columbus

Columbus

Statue of Columbus pointing his way West, Barcelona, Spain. Photo courtesy Meghan McNulty, 2008

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Christopher Columbus (1451-1506 CE), from the Italian city of Genoa, long dreamt of making his fortune in the spice trade. With the closure of the eastern Mediterranean spice route by the Ottoman Turks, Columbus became obsessed with the idea of finding a western route to the Orient. Repeated, and persistent, approaches to rulers on the Iberian Peninsula finally paid off when Queen Isabella of Castile decided to fund a small expedition in 1492.  The rest is history.

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