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Christopher Columbus set out to find a new route to Asia, but instead became the first Spaniard to set foot in the New World. Evidence now proves that the Vikings reached North America long before him, yet even in his own time, other explorers usurped his glory. From the dream that led him across the horizon to the fortunes that deserted him and the ongoing controversy over his true place in history, this episode of Biography sheds light on the life...

A record of letters, maps, and other documents associated with Christopher Columbus's life and career in exploration. - Amazon.

"For a long time, most people believed that Christopher Columbus was the first explorer to 'discover' America--the first to make a successful round-trip voyage across the Atlantic. But in recent years, as new evidence has come to light, our understanding of history has changed. We know now that Columbus was among the last explorers to reach the Americas, not the first"--Jacket.

A new and improved translation of Spanish explorer Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca's chronicle of his journey across a large portion of what is now the United States.

Documents the sixteenth-century crossing of North America by a trio of Spanish noblemen and a pioneering former African slave who endured such challenges as a shipwreck, famine, disease, and Native American attacks.

Chronicles the story of a small band of Spanish explorers who became separated from their ships in Florida and began a trek across the continent during the early sixteenth century.

Relates Cabeza de Vaca's travels across North America after coming to the New World in 1527.