Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, Monument to Cristobal Colon in the Park Named after Him

Christopher Columbus (Italian: Cristoforo Colombo, Spanish: Cristóbal Colón) October 31, 1451, Republic of Genoa - May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Kingdom of Castile and Leon) - Spanish master navigator and admiral of Italian origin whose four transatlantic voyages (1492–93, 1493–96, 1498–1500, and 1502–04) opened the way for European exploration, exploitation, and colonization of the Americas.