; Lightfoot, Kent; McManamon, Francis; Milner, George 2009 | Geological Survey of Canada Open File, 1574 |
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Today, —he is remembered as a daring and path-breaking explorer who transformed the New World, yet his actions also unleashed changes that would eventually devastate the native populations he and his fellow explorers encountered | When he was still a teenager, he got a job on a merchant ship |
In 1502, cleared of the most serious charges but stripped of his noble titles, the aging Columbus persuaded the Spanish crown to pay for one last trip across the Atlantic.
The route was long and arduous, and encounters with hostile armies were difficult to avoid | READ MORE: He kept a detailed diary during his first voyage |
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That is, it dates back to early Rome |
Christopher Columbus was not the first person to propose that a person could reach Asia by sailing west from Europe.