Syracuse, N.Y. — Christopher Columbus never set foot on what is now the United States, but his image remains ubiquitous in cities across the globe. There’s a statue of Columbus right here in ...

A statue of Christopher Columbus in Providence was vandalized in 2019. It later was moved to a park in Johnston, R.I. Michelle R. Smith/Associated Press ...

A 100-year-old statue of Christopher Columbus that was defaced and uprooted during 2020 protests in Virginia has been proudly put back on display just outside New York City. Blauvelt Sons of Italy ...

After Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue, the physical remains of his ships -- the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria -- remain lost. Bettmann Archive The 15th century explorer landed ...

The Connecticut artist saw the Christopher Columbus statue being pulled down, with crowds shouting both for and against, on his television. It was June 24, 2020, and Branford artist Marc-Anthony ...

In 2022, a Columbus statue was removed from the California Capitol rotunda. Also last year, crews removed a plywood box that had been placed over a Philadelphia statue of Christopher Columbus.

To say that Christopher Columbus is somewhat controversial is kind of like saying the planet Jupiter is somewhat large. To some, he is the "Admiral of the Ocean Sea", the heroic navigator who ...

The statue committee unanimously passed a motion on Nov. 10, with one member absent, that said it does "conditionally recommend the return of the Christopher Columbus statue to a public location ...

First, county commissioners stripped Columbus Day from the paid-holiday calendar. Then, a construction crew hauled the 22-foot-tall bronze statue of Christopher Columbus from the city hall plaza ...

When Christopher Columbus does come up in the media or the classroom, he is usually simply bashed or praised, depending on the viewpoint of the speaker. In either case, he remains more myth than man.

In 1492, Christopher Columbus, of course, sailed the ocean blue. And on his journey home, he wrote a letter to his patrons, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, describing his discovery of ...