Columbus

Columbus
Columbus his name is Latinized from his native It. Cristoforo Colombo, in Sp. Christobal Colon.
America was discovered accidentally by a great seaman who was looking for something else, and most of the exploration for the next fifty years was done in the hope of getting through or around it. [S.E. Morison, "The Oxford History of the United States," 1965]

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  • Columbus —     Christopher Columbus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christopher Columbus     (Italian CRISTOFORO COLOMBO; Spanish CRISTOVAL COLON.)     Born at Genoa, or on Genoese territory, probably 1451; died at Valladolid, Spain, 20 May 1506.     His… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Columbus — (von lateinisch columba ‚Taube‘) ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Christopherus Columbus, die latinisierte Schreibweise von Christoph Kolumbus († 1506), des berühmten Amerikafahrers Kolumbus (Familie), dessen Familie Arno Columbus… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Columbus — Columbus, MT U.S. town in Montana Population (2000): 1748 Housing Units (2000): 762 Land area (2000): 1.205869 sq. miles (3.123185 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.042147 sq. miles (0.109160 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.248016 sq. miles (3.232345 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • COLUMBUS — COLUMBUS, capital of Ohio, U.S. The Jewish population of Columbus and the rest of Franklin County was estimated at 22,000 out of a total of 1,080,000 (roughly 2% of the total population) in 2001. Chosen for its central location, Columbus was… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Columbus (II) — COLUMBUS (1924) Dampfer Columbus des Norddeutschen Lloyd, 1926 Schiffsdaten Flaggen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Columbus — puede referirse a: Contenido 1 Divisones administrativas 2 Misceláneo 3 Véase también Divisones administrativas …   Wikipedia Español

  • Columbus C — Noms : 1953 1965 : Kungsholm 1965 1981 : Europa 1981 1985 : Columbus C Type : Navire de croisière Histoire …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Columbus II — is an optical transatlantic telephone cable. It is approx. 12300 km in length. It entered into commercial service in 1994. It is in 3 segments has landing points in: Columbus II A (1121 km) 560 MB/s 1. Cancún, Mexico 2. West Palm Beach …   Wikipedia

  • COLUMBUS — melius Colonus Christophorus, Genuensis. Hic Geographiae et Astronomiae apprime peritus, quô pactô novum Orbem, quem, quia in veram Indiam, h. e. Orientalem se delatum esse suspicatus fuerat, Indiam appellavit, postmodum Americam et Indiam… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Columbus — (Платья де Аро,Испания) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес: Lleida, 10, 17250 Платья …   Каталог отелей

  • Columbus — es un pueblo de Nuevo México (Estados Unidos), atacado por el revolucionario Pancho Villa durante la Revolución Mexicana. También es la capital de Ohio. * * * C. del SE de E.U.A., en el estado de Georgia; 179 280 h. C. de E.U.A., cap. del estado… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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