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  • Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas

    Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas

    Posted on April 28, 2009 | No Comments
    Biography His father, Roderigo de Tordesillas, and his mother, Agnes de Herrera, were both of good family. After studying for some time in his native country, Herrera proceeded to Italy, and there became secretary to Vespasian Gonzago, with whom, on his appointment as viceroy of...

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  • Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus

    Posted on November 2, 2008 | No Comments
    Christopher Columbus (Italian: Cristoforo Colombo) (1451 – May 20, 1506) was an Italian navigator, colonizer and explorer whose voyages across the Atlantic Ocean—funded by the Spanish crown—led to general European awareness of the American continents in the Western Hemisphere. Though not the first to reach...

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