Christopher Colombus
Christopher Columbus (31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer, colonizer, and navigator from the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy, whose voyages across the Atlantic Ocean led to general European awareness of the American continents
Read moreAlthough Columbus was not the first explorer to reach the Americas from Europe (being preceded by the Norse led by Leif Ericson), the voyages of Columbus molded the future of European colonization and encouraged European exploration of foreign lands for centuries to come.
Columbus's initial 1492 voyage came at a critical time of emerging modern western imperialism and economic competition between developing kingdoms seeking wealth from the establishment of trade routes and colonies. In this sociopolitical climate, Columbus's far-fetched scheme won the attention of Isabella I of Castile. Severely underestimating the circumference of the Earth, he estimated that a westward route from Iberia to the Indies would be shorter than the overland trade route through Arabia. If true, this would allow Spain entry into the lucrative spice trade — heretofore commanded by the Arabs and Italians. Following his plotted course, he instead landed within the Bahamas Archipelago at a locale he named San Salvador. Mistaking the lands he encountered for Asia, he referred to the inhabitants as "indios" (Spanish for "Indians").
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Pewter figurines by theme: Passions
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Size: H: 14 cm
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Type de figurine: Figurine en etain
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Weight: 1.2 Kg
A Maryline
29/09/2019Objet très joli. Mais je le pensais plus gros
D Thierry
13/03/2017Cette figurine de Christophe Colomb est tout simplement magnifique. La finition est parfaite et les details sont superbement realises, tant pour la figurine que pour la mapemonde. C est un enchantement a regarder. Quel talent et quelle qualite de fabrication. Comme pour tous nos achats sur ce site nous sommes plus que satisfaits. Nous recommandons vivement les Etains du Prince : serieux, rapidite de l envoi et emballages super protecteurs. On peut acheter sur ce site en toute confiance