https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/christopher-columbus/RSS feed for Christopher ColumbusenMon, 30 Dec 2024 19:09:43 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-dna-offers-crucial-hints-to-the-origin-of-syphilis-a-decades-long-mystery-that-has-divided-scientists-180985713/Researchers found evidence that early versions of syphilis-causing bacteria existed in the Americas long before the arrival of ColumbusMon, 30 Dec 2024 19:09:43 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-dna-offers-crucial-hints-to-the-origin-of-syphilis-a-decades-long-mystery-that-has-divided-scientists-180985713/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-archaeologists-are-unearthing-the-secrets-of-the-bahamas-first-inhabitants-180983548/Spanish colonizers enslaved the Lucayans, putting an end to their lineage by 1530Thu, 11 Jan 2024 12:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-archaeologists-are-unearthing-the-secrets-of-the-bahamas-first-inhabitants-180983548/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/christopher-columbus-letter-sells-for-nearly-4-million-180983120/Copies of the letter have long been the target of thefts and forgeries, but Christie's says this one is the real dealTue, 24 Oct 2023 17:47:55 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/christopher-columbus-letter-sells-for-nearly-4-million-180983120/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/evolution-columbus-day-celebrations-italian-immigrant-pride-indigenous-recognition-180960736/The holiday has been controversial practically since its inceptionMon, 10 Oct 2016 18:31:09 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/evolution-columbus-day-celebrations-italian-immigrant-pride-indigenous-recognition-180960736/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/who-were-taino-original-inhabitants-columbus-island-73824867/The Native people of Hispaniola were long believed to have died out. But a journalist's search for their descendants turned up surprising resultsThu, 05 Oct 2023 17:24:30 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/who-were-taino-original-inhabitants-columbus-island-73824867/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/breaking-down-united-states-historical-obsession-christopher-columbus-180956887/Columbus became Columbus in the American Revolution—when the colonials sought out an origin story that didn’t involve the BritishFri, 09 Oct 2015 11:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/breaking-down-united-states-historical-obsession-christopher-columbus-180956887/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/christopher-columbus-letter-stolen-italy-180982586/The document is among several missing copies of the letter to be recovered from the U.S. in recent yearsMon, 24 Jul 2023 20:30:22 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/christopher-columbus-letter-stolen-italy-180982586/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/newark-monument-harriet-tubman-180981790/The 25-foot-tall memorial celebrates Newark’s connection to the Underground RailroadTue, 14 Mar 2023 19:48:25 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/newark-monument-harriet-tubman-180981790/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-indigenous-americans-who-visited-europe-180981496/A new book reverses the narrative of the Age of Discovery, which has long evoked the ambitions of Europeans looking to the Americas rather than vice versaThu, 26 Jan 2023 12:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-indigenous-americans-who-visited-europe-180981496/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/albuquerque-museum-returns-long-forgotten-cache-of-sculptures-to-mexico-180980501/The objects, which date to between 300 and 600 B.C.E., sat in a storage box for 15 yearsFri, 29 Jul 2022 18:04:51 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/albuquerque-museum-returns-long-forgotten-cache-of-sculptures-to-mexico-180980501/