Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Bartholomew Columbus
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Quizzes
Buzz Aldrin. Apollo 11. Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin Aldrin, photographed July 20, 1969, during the first manned mission to the Moon's surface. Reflected in Aldrin's faceplate is the Lunar Module and astronaut Neil Armstrong, who took the picture.
Exploration and Discovery
Related Questions
Read Next
"Landing of Columbus" by John Vanderlyn, oil on canvas; commissioned 1836/1837, placed 1847. In the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. 12' x 18' ft. (3.66 m. x 5.49 m.) Christopher Columbus and members of his crew are shown on a beach
5 Unbelievable Facts About Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus kneeling, holding flag and sword with two other men holding flags. There are other men on land and in boats behind Columbus and three ships in background. On the island named San Salvador by Columbus, later called Watling Island.
Columbus Day
Christopher Columbus arriving in the New World, 1492. Columbus presents gifts to the first natives to greet him on his landing in America. Columbus set out to discover a westward route to Asia. (Native Americans, colonization of the Americas)
Columbus Day and Its Discontents
Discover
Statue of Liberty in front of the skyline of Manhattan, New York City, New York.
Who Was the Woman Behind the Statue of Liberty?
World map. Continents. Oceans. Mendel thumb ok
Just How Many Oceans Are There?
Close up of periodic table, focus on nickel, copper, zinc, palladium, silver, cadmium
When Was the Periodic Table Invented?
Calendar marking march 15th
22 Questions About Time and Timekeeping Answered
The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)
New Seven Wonders of the World
World Data Locator Map: Australia
Is Australia an Island?
Young boys working in a thread spinning mill in Macon, Georgia, 1909. Boys are so small they have to climb onto the spinning frame to reach and fix broken threads and put back empty bobbins. Child labor. Industrial revolution
The Rise of the Machines: Pros and Cons of the Industrial Revolution

Bartholomew Columbus: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Bartholomew-Columbus
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As Bartolomeo Colombo • Bartolomé Colón
Born c.1426 or c.1475 • Genoa • Italy
Died 1514 or 1515 • Santo Domingo • Dominican Republic
Founder Santo Domingo
Muḥammad al-Idrīsī
Arab geographer
Leopold, Baron von Buch
German geologist
David Thompson
English explorer
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
Italian explorer
Marco Polo
Marco Polo
Italian explorer
Leon Battista Alberti
Leon Battista Alberti
Italian architect and author
Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci
Italian navigator
John Cabot
John Cabot
Italian explorer
Giovanni da Verrazzano
Giovanni da Verrazzano
Italian navigator
Pierre de Brazza
French explorer
Umberto Nobile
Umberto Nobile
Italian explorer
Carlo Piaggia
Italian explorer
Pellegrino Matteucci
European explorer
Romolo Gessi
Italian explorer and soldier
Rodolfo Amadeo Lanciani
Italian archaeologist
Giacomo Doria
Italian naturalist and explorer
Luigi Robecchi-Bricchetti
Italian explorer
Peter Martyr d’Anghiera
Italian chaplain and historian of the Spanish court
Lady Hester Stanhope
British noble
François-Emile Matthes
American geologist

Related Quizzes and Features

Quiz
Buzz Aldrin. Apollo 11. Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin Aldrin, photographed July 20, 1969, during the first manned mission to the Moon's surface. Reflected in Aldrin's faceplate is the Lunar Module and astronaut Neil Armstrong, who took the picture.
Exploration and Discovery