15th-century Italian explorers

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish transatlantic voyages in the name of the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas. His expeditions were the first known European contact with the Caribbean and Central and South America.

Italian navigator and explorer (c. 1450 – c. 1499)

Italian explorer (c. 1461 – 1515)

Venetian merchant

explorer

Venetian noble, merchant and diplomat

Italian explorer

diplomat, merchant and writer of the Republic of Venice

Italian explorer

Italian sailor and cartographer

Portuguese explorer

Italian trader