Christopher
Columbus
b. 1451 -- d. 1506 A. D.
Internet Resources for His life and times
Introduction
One of the more maligned men of history, Christopher Columbus is perhaps the most famous, although unknown, member of the Third Order of Penance, founded by St. Francis of Assisi. He was a deeply religious and Christian man. The resources below are among the most reputable on the Net, and are provided here for the purpose of making this historic figure known, just as he was to his contemporaries. This Internet Guide to Christopher contains the most significant and historical links about him on the Internet, and is updated regularly by The Franciscan Archive.
Columbus: The Man Columbus' Voyages and After Columbus: Bibliography Columbus: Books in Print
Columbus: The Man
Quarto Abeunte Saeculo: Encyclical Letter of Pope Leo XIII on Christopher Columbus, on the 400th Anniversary of the Discovery of the New World, c/o the Vatican Website.
Cristóbal Colón : “ La Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes se suma a la conmemoración del quinto centenario de la muerte de Cristóbal Colón, ocurrida en Valladolid el 20 de mayo de 1506, con la inauguración de una ciberpágina dedicada a su figura. Esta nueva página electrónica incluye una pormenorizada relación bibliográfica sobre el Almirante y el «Descubrimiento de América», con una amplia colección de textos, documentos y estudios.”
Columbus'
Christian, Marian and Franciscan Spirit :
"Columbus the Man: Modern
Psychology on a Medieval Basis", by: Paolo Emilio Taviani
[Five
Hundred Magazine, Volume 1/No. 2; Oct/Nov 1989, Coral Gables, FL 33146]
Christopher Columbus: A Biography, by Ad. F. Bandelier [Catholic Encyclopedia]
Columbus's
Catholic Motivations :
"Why Did Columbus Sail", by Kevin A. Miller [Christian
History Issue 35 (Vol XI, No 3)]
Columbus
Facts & Myths :
“Columbus Mythbusters” by Joseph M. Laufer [International
Columbian Quincentenary Alliance, P.O. Box 1492, Columbus, NJ 08022]
Christopher Colombus's Portuguese Wife & Family, by Rebecca Catz
History of
the History of Columbus
"Christopher
Columbus in United States History: Biography as Projection" by
Carla Rahn Phillips and William D. Phillips,
[University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, The History Teacher, Vol. 25, No.2, February 1992.]
Marco
Polo's Influence on Columbus
“Marco Polo: An
Inspiration to Christopher Columbus and the Age of Discovery”, by Pearl L. Sensenig
Columbus'
Navigational Experience
"Africa: A Place in the Discovery of the Americas", by William S. Stevens III, [Five Hundred Magazine,
Volume 1/No. 1; May/June 1989, Coral Gables, FL 33146]
Columbus
was a true Genoese
"Christopher Columbus:
His Birthplace and His Parents", Paolo Emilio Taviani's Christopher, Columbus: The
Grand Design, Orbis Publishing Ltd., London, 1985, Chapter I & II reprinted
in [in: Five Hundred Magazine, Volume 1/No. 2; Oct/Nov 1989, Coral
Gables, FL 33146]
Columbus'
Self-Conception of Mission
"Science, Religion, and Columbus's Enterprise of the Indies", by Pauline Moffitt Watts [OAH Magazine of History (Vol. 5,
No. 4, Spring 1991, pp. 14-17)]
Columbus'
Book of Prophecies
"Wallowing in a Theological
Stupor or a Steadfast and Consuming Faith: Scholarly Encounters with Columbus' 'Libro de las profecias'", by Delno C. West: taken from: "Columbus and His
World", Proceedings of the First San Salvador Conference
Columbus'
Book of Prophecies: Reflections
"Reflections on the
Coincidences of Christopher Columbus's 'Libro de Las Profecias' and the
American Dream",
by Delno C. West and August Kling, ["Encounters" (Double Issue No.
5-6, pp. 22-24)]
"Cristobal Colon en la pintura de los siglos XIX y XX"
by Silvio Zavala
["Boletin 30 editorial" de el Colegio de Mexico, pp. 12-17]
Columbus' Voyages and After
Queen
Isabella's Character
"Isabella
of Castile: Reflections of a Queen", by Prof. Joaquin Roy, University of Miami, [Five Hundred Magazine, Volume 1/No. 1; May/June 1989, Coral Gables, FL 33146]
Geography
and Columbus' First Voyage
"Geographical Background of the First Voyage of
Columbus", by Clarence B.
Odell, Ph.D., and Dale Edward Case, Ph.D., in "Cartocraft Teaching
Aids" (Series 1962-63, Vol. III, No. 5)
Epistola
de insulis nuper repertis: Christopher Columbus' Log of Discoveries
Latin Text English Excerpts from 1492
1492
Contact Cut both Ways
"Don't blame Columbus for
Indians' troubles", by Howard Kleinberg, [Cox News Service]
Columbus' letter to the King and Queen of Spain, 1494 [English] [Latin Original with introduction in English]
The Black
Legend of Spain's Involvement in the New World
"Were the Spaniards That
Cruel?", by Gregory Cerio, [in "Newsweek" (Special Issue, Fall/Winter 1991, pp. 48-51)]
Diseases
killed the American Indians
"Death by Disease", by Ann F. Ramenofsky, in "Archaeology"
(March/April 1992, Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 47-49)
Predominace
of Disease in Post-Columbian Demography
"The Great Disease
Migration", by Geoffrey Cowley [in "Newsweek" (Special Issue, Fall/Winter 1991, pp. 54-56)]
Fate of
First Colony founded by Columbus
Columbus Colony in Haiti?”, by Boyce Rensberger, [The Washington Post, (November 2, 1987, p. A12)]
Columbus
Family Chapel, Pennsylvania, USA
"The Columbus Family Chapel: The
spirit of Columbus still pervades the New World", by Frank P. Cummings,
[The Sons of Italy TIMES (April 27, 1992)]
Columbus: Bibliographies & Other WWW Pages
History of
Bibliography on Columbus
"Christopher Columbus: A
Bibliographic Voyage", by Jack Shreve ["Choice" (January 1991, Vol. 29, pp. 703-711)]
Columbus:
Foreign Bibliography
AGE OF DISCOVERY, A Short List
Compiled by T.C. Tirado, Ph.D., Millersville University, Millersville, PA 17551-0302
Columbus:
English Bibliography
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE AGE OF
DISCOVERY, Compiled by T.C. Tirado, Ph.D., Millersville University,
Millersville, PA 17551-0302
Christopher Columbus: A Bibliography , courtesy of the New York Public Library
Cristóbal Colón : “ La Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes se suma a la conmemoración del quinto centenario de la muerte de Cristóbal Colón, ocurrida en Valladolid el 20 de mayo de 1506, con la inauguración de una ciberpágina dedicada a su figura. Esta nueva página electrónica incluye una pormenorizada relación bibliográfica sobre el Almirante y el «Descubrimiento de América», con una amplia colección de textos, documentos y estudios.”
REPERTORIUM COLUMBIANUM , by far the most complete database on sources for the life and times of Christopher Columbus in preparation. A must for scholars & authors!
Columbus Day at Love To Learn Place, has a good number of other links to texts, sites, images
Columbus: Books in Print
This list is provided courtesy of the Rev. J. Steven Wilkins
The Journals of Christopher Columbus, translated by Cecil Jane, New York: Bonanza Books, 1960.
Christopher Columbus's Book of Prophecies, translated by Kay Brigham, Barcelona: Libros CLIE, 1991.
The Life of Admiral Christopher Columbus, by his son Ferdinand, translated by Benjamin Keen, New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1992 (1952).
Admiral of the Ocean Sea, by Samuel Morison, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1942.
The Last Crusader, by George Grant, Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 1992.
Christopher Columbus: His life and discovery in the light of his prophecies, by Kay Brigham, Barcelona: Libros CLIE, 1990.
Columbus & Cortez, Conquerors for Christ, by John Eidsmoe, Green Forest, AR: New Leaf Press, 1992.
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