Cristobal Colon
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Cristobal Colon may refer to:
- Cristobal Colon, Spanish version of the name of the explorer Christopher ColumbusChristopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...
- Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon (1887)Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon (1887)Cristóbal Colón was a Velasco-class unprotected cruiser of the Spanish Navy.-Technical Characteristics:Cristóbal Colón was built at La Carraca shipyard, Cadiz, Spain. Her keel was laid in 1883. She had one rather tall funnel. She had an iron hull and was rigged as a barque...
, a Spanish unprotected cruiser that foundered off Cuba in 1895 - Spanish cruiser Cristobal ColonSpanish cruiser Cristobal ColonCristóbal Colón was a Giuseppe Garibaldi-class armored cruiser of the Spanish Navy that fought at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War.-Technical Characteristics:...
, a Spanish armored cruiser that fought in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War in 1898 - Cristóbal, ColónCristóbal, ColónCristóbal is a port in the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal. It is located on the western edge of Manzanillo Island and is part of the Panamanian city and province of Colón...
, a port in the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal - Pico Cristóbal ColónPico Cristóbal ColónPico Cristóbal Colón is the highest mountain in Colombia and the fifth most prominent in the world . The nearest peak that is higher is Cayambe, some away. There is a permanent snowcap on this peak and on the nearby mountains. It is part of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta range, along with Pico...
, the highest mountain in Colombia