Christopher Columbus was a 15th-century Italian explorer popularly credited as the first European to reach America although the same feat was achieved by the Vikings centuries prior.
Biography[]
Christopher Columbus reached America in 1492 which opened up the North and South American continents, the 'New World', for further exploration and conquest by European nations.[1]
Legacy[]
The history of the indigenous peoples of the Americas before European contact came to be referred to as "pre-Columbian".[1]
During the 1926 "New Evidence of Ancient Forays to the Americas" exibithion a reporter asked Marcus Brody if the exhibition wasn't a slap in the face to Christopher Columbus.[2]
Paulo Castille eventually traveled Antigua in search of Columbus' journal.[3]
In 1933, after knocking out an Italian soldier, Alecia Dunstin complained to Indy that he could have used a better false name than "Mozzarella" and "Ravioli", mentioning Colombo but misspelling it as Columbo.[4]
In 1934, Ulla Tornaes compares herselfes and Indy's team to Columbus as they would be the first on record to go into the hollow Earth.[5]
By 1939, Barnett College owned a chest thought by Marcus Brody to have belonged to the explorer. However, as the object's provenance was unclear, it was stored away with a collection of fakes and other artifacts of disputed authenticity.[6]
Appearances[]
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hunting for Treasure (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the Seven Veils (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the Philosopher's Stone (Mentioned only) (As "Columbo")
- Indiana Jones and the Hollow Earth (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones und das Verschwundene Volk (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- Indiana Jones Explores The Incas (Non-fiction source)
- Indiana Jones Explores The Vikings (Non-fiction source)
- Indiana Jones and the Lands of Adventure
- The Indiana Jones Handbook
