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Christopher Columbus, the Admiral of the Ocean, went where no one before he had gone.  He was ten years seeking support for his venture, governmental and financial.  He was criticized for a wild plan to traverse...

William Shakespeare has been subject to academic study enough times to rival the number of performances of the Bard’s plays.  Still, there is an aspect of the playwright not often explored, that of travel writer....

Nothing incited 16th century Spanish exploration in the new world more than the possibility of finding cities of gold available for plunder.  Columbus sailed west to reach the riches of the Far East.  Later explorers,...

That Colombians consider Gabriel García Márquez a national treasure is evident throughout the country. The novelist and journalist was known for his reflections on life, which can be seen painted on buildings from Bogotá to...