Ciudad Colonial - the first settlement made by Columbus and the Spanish explorers in the New World

Location of his remains from 1795 to 1898

Their official Ecuadorian name is "Archipiélago de Colón" or "Islas de Colón". However, Columbus never went there.

Was received here in 1486 by Isabella the Catholic to discuss the funding of his travels (nomination file)

Stopped off here

Christopher Columbus and his son Diego are buried in the Seville cathedral

His place of birth, according to a (disputed) theory
See www.cristobalcolondeibiza.com

Received by Ferdinand and Isabella in the Alcazar

Columbus' first voyage, when he made his discover, he expressly names Mt. Teide. In 1571, Fernando Columbus described his version of this voyage in his History of the Admiral: "Then the Admiral returned to the Canaries and with his work and diligence and that of Martín Alonso and the rest prepared La Pinta well; and then they came to La Gomera. They saw a great fire rising from the mountain on the island of Tenerife, which is extraordinarily tall". (nom file)

It was here in Extremadura where Christopher Columbus made his first pilgrimage after discovering America in 1492 and where he first thanked heaven for his discovery. (wiki)

He appeared before the "School of Salamanca" (a Renaissance board of theologians) in the church of San Sebastian at Salamanca
See thecatholicnewsarchive.org

Columbus is said to have named Portobelo "Puerto Bello" in 1502, when he stopped in this harbour on his 4th trip to the New World.
See books.google.nl

"In late 1481 or early 1482 Columbus sailed to the Portuguese fortress of Elmina, in what is now Ghana, on the western coast of Africa. Columbus was impressed with the riches Africa offered, especially gold. In addition, like all good navigators, he was eager to learn about winds and ocean currents from the local pilots and sailors. In the waters off the coast of Africa and the nearby Canary Islands Columbus first observed the ocean phenomenon known as the Canaries Current. Knowledge of this fast-moving current running west of the Canary Islands could well have been the reason that Columbus later chose to start his crossing of the Atlantic in the latitude of the Canaries, far south of Spain or Portugal.