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    His name in 15th-century Genoese was Cristoffa Corombo, in Italian, Cristoforo Colombo, and in Spanish Cristóbal Colón. In one of his writings, he says he...
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    SS Cristoforo Colombo (Italian pronunciation: [kriˈstɔːforo koˈlombo]) was an Italian ocean liner built in the 1950s, sister ship of the SS Andrea Doria...
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  • Cristoforo Colombo (1451–1506) was a European explorer better known as "Christopher Columbus". Cristoforo Colombo may also refer to: Cristoforo Colombo...
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    Airlines, operated a flight from Cagliari-Elmas Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport. On landing on runway 29, the aircraft overshot the end of...
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  • Navy) have been named Cristoforo Colombo, after the Genoese explorer Christopher Columbus: Italian corvette Cristoforo Colombo (1875), a wooden-hulled...
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    Via Cristoforo Colombo (or just la Colombo, as it is often called by the Romans; Italian pronunciation: [kriˈstɔːforo koˈlombo]) is a street in Rome (Italy)...
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    Cristoforo Colombo (Christopher Columbus, Italian pronunciation: [kriˈstɔːforo koˈlombo]) is an opera in four acts and an epilogue by Alberto Franchetti...
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    Francesco Caracciolo, was laid down in late 1914; the other three ships, Cristoforo Colombo, Marcantonio Colonna, and Francesco Morosini followed in 1915. Armed...
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    Dunay was a tall ship serving with the Soviet Navy, first launched as Cristoforo Colombo, laid at the Castellammare yards on 15 April 1926. It was destroyed...
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    della famiglia di Colombo (Plaque Origin Columbus' Family) (1967) Busto di Cristoforo Colombo (Bust of Columbus) Cicagna Cristoforo Colombo (Statue of Christopher...
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    permanent Spanish settlement in the Americas. Columbus (Italian: Cristoforo Colombo [kriˈstɔːforo koˈlombo]) was an Italian explorer from Genoa who led...
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    Scuola Italiana Cristoforo Colombo (Spanish: Escuela Italiana Cristoforo Colombo) is an Italian international school in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It includes...
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    Cristoforo Colombo was a screw corvette of the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) built in the 1870s. The design for Cristoforo Colombo was prepared by...
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    Cristoforo Colombo was a steel-hulled corvette built in the early 1890s for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy). The ship was built as a replacement...
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    and a water airport, were all built during this period. The new Via Cristoforo Colombo was built on the occasion of the 1942 universal exhibition, to connect...
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    Retrieved January 30, 2015. "Regata della "Giornata Nazionale di Cristoforo Colombo"". Lega Navale Italiana. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015...
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    present-day city of Genoa). She married Domenico Colombo in 1455 and bore him 5 children: Cristoforo, Bartolomeo, Giovanni, Giacomo, and a daughter named...
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    Corombo", or even the Italian "Cristoforo Colombo". It is possible that Colom is the shortened form of the Italian surname Colombo (which means "dove"), although...
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    del S. D. Fernando Colombo; nelle quali s'ha particolare, & vera relatione della vita, & de fatti dell'Ammiraglio D. Cristoforo Colombo, suo padre: Et dello...
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    1956. She was initially used in transatlantic service alongside SS Cristoforo Colombo, and primarily for cruising after the delivery of the new SS Michelangelo...
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    flight lost control and overran the runway while landing at Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport. Of the 31 occupants on board, three died, including the flight...
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    politician Corrado Colombo (born 1979), Italian footballer Claude Colombo (born 1960), French professional football referee Cristoforo Colombo, the Italian...
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    Airlines, was operating a flight from Cagliari-Elmas Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport in Italy. Upon landing on runway 29, the aircraft ran off...
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    Donizetti (1828) Colombo Francesco Morlacchi (1828) Luigi Ricci (1829) Ramón Carnicer, Cristoforo Colombo (1831) Luigi Bottesini, Cristoforo Colombo (1848) Carlo...
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    (1432–1483) Gaetano Casati (1838–1902) Giuseppe Castiglione (1688–1766) Cristoforo Colombo (1451–1506) Ambrogio Contarini (1429–1499) Niccolò de' Conti (1395–1469)...
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    thick with an 8-inch (20 cm) base, secured to the deck of the liner Cristoforo Colombo; in case of an accident, the crate contained cushioning so thick that...
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  • the company by the United States, two new vessels, Andrea Doria and Cristoforo Colombo were commissioned in 1953 and 1954. In 1956, Andrea Doria, the company's...
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    SB of unknown type) Cristoforo Colombo (gunboat, 4 × 30-pdr SB) Gottemolo (as Cristoforo Colombo) Unknown (as Cristoforo Colombo) Esploratore (sidewheel...
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    to Ostia itself, where it stops at five stations. It terminates at Cristoforo Colombo. Proposals exist to integrate the railway into the Rome Metro as Line...
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    early 1893, when she was sold for scrap. The next Italian corvette, Cristoforo Colombo, was designed by the naval architect Benedetto Brin. Brin intended...
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