Extracts from Columbus's Journal

Selected passages from the journal of his voyage of 1492, from the Medieval Sourcebook.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/columbus1.html

The Christopher Columbus Controversy: Western Civilization vs. Primitivism

"In expressing suspicion and hatred of Christopher Columbus' achievements, the politically-correct are glorifying the primitivism of the tribal cultures of American Indians and denigrating the values of West".
http://www.aynrand.org/medialink/columbus.html

The Columbus Navigation Homepage

The history, navigation, and landfall of Christopher Columbus. Includes a timeline of the life and voyages of Columbus.
http://www1.minn.net/~keithp/

The True Story of Christopher Columbus

Full text of a book by Elbridge Brooks, first published in 1892: A Columbus biography written for young people.
http://etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/BroTrue.html

Columbus, Christopher

Article from the Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia.
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0812984.html

First Cruising Guide to the Bahamas

Analysis of Columbus's Bahamian travels, with maps.
http://www.pelicanpower.com/Columbus/

Christopher Columbus

Lengthy biographical article from the Catholic Encyclopedia, first published in 1908.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04140a.htm

Privileges and Prerogatives Granted by Their Catholic Majesties to Christopher Columbus

The Avalon Project presents an English translation of the missive given to Columbus by Ferdinand and Elizabeth in 1492.
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/colum.htm

Columbus and the Age of Discovery

A searchable collection of many scholarly articles on Columbus and the encounter of two worlds.
http://muweb.millersville.edu/~columbus/

Columbus' Letter to the King and Queen of Spain

A translation of a letter to the Spanish monarchs written around 1494, from the Medieval Sourcebook.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/columbus2.html

Examining the Reputation of Christopher Columbus

"[Columbus] was no more the discoverer of America than Pocahontas was the discoverer of Great Britain. Native Americans had built great civilizations with many millions of people long before Columbus wandered lost into the Caribbean".
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/Taino/docs/columbus.html

Christopher Columbus and the Great Age of Exploration

World Book Encyclopedia article on Columbus and his counterparts.
http://www2.worldbook.com/features/features.asp?feature=explorers&page=html/index.html

Christopher Columbus

National Maritime Museum fact file answers common questions about Columbus's life.
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/education/fact_files/fact_columbus.html

Quarto Abeunte Saeculo

Encyclical issued by Pope Leo XIII on the occasion of the Columbus Quadricentennial, in 1892. Paints the explorer as an exemplary Catholic motivated by a desire to advance the Christian faith.
http://www.papalencyclicals.net/Leo13/l13col.htm

Uncovering the Real Columbus

Biographical information on his family, early years, and sources of inspiration.
http://www.wolcottfamily.com/columbus.html

Christopher Columbus and the New World of His Discovery

Book by Filson Young (1906). Complete downloadable e-text from Project Gutenburg.
http://www.gutenberg.net/browse/BIBREC/BR4116.HTM

Teaching about the Voyages of Columbus

Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name which details ways teachers can best instruct students about the different voyages of Christopher Columbus.
http://www.ericdigests.org/1992-2/voyages.htm

Columbus and the Beginning of the World

Essay on Colombus' beliefs and their impact.
http://www.catholicculture.org/docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=3428

Columbus: Secrets from the Grave

A look at new DNA and handwriting-analysis evidence that shows Christopher Columbus may have been Spanish, not Italian.
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/columbus/columbus.html

Honoring Christopher Columbus

Essay defending Columbus and his discovery, and blames others around him for the hardships and disease brought to the natives of the New World, which were also practicing human sacrifice and cannibalism.
http://www.ewtn.com/library/HOMELIBR/columbus.htm

Christopher Columbus

Paintings of Christopher Columbus and his ships, with descriptive text.
http://www.wortorganic.com/columbus/