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Facts and History about Christopher Columbus
Without doubt, Columbus is one of the most famous explorers of all time.
Christopher Columbus was actually Italian – born in Genoa in 1451 (although he always wrote in Spanish). However, some believe he was born on the island of Corsica (now a French island), which was owned by the Genoans at the time.
Before he was an explorer, Columbus started his career on the high seas as a pirate, according to some theories. Allegedly, he served under a French corsair by the name of Gillaume Casanove Coulon, and took his name.
It’s more likely this is an embellishment of the fact that he encountered a corsair called Coulon, Colombo or Colomb in a pitched sea battle near the straits of Gibraltar some years earlier.
Columbus was by no means the first person from the Old World to ‘discover’ the Americas – The Vikings led by Leif Ericson have been proven to have settled in Newfoundland in Canada in the 11th Century.
Even British fishermen casting their nets near the shores of Canada may have pipped Columbus to the post, but gone unrecorded.
Columbus never meant to ‘discover’ a new continent on his voyages; he had intended to find a westward route to the East Indies with the hopes of giving Spain priority in the lucrative Asian spice trade. Thinking he had landed in Asia, he called the Caribbean natives he encountered ‘Indians,’ a misnomer that continues to this day.
By the end of his life, many of his contemporaries were skeptical he had in fact reached Asia, but according to many accounts, Columbus never acknowledged the possibility that he had encountered another continent entirely.
There’s also the matter of Roman coins turning up, stamped with the head of Emperor Nero, along with carvings, graffiti and even a shipwreck reportedly from Roman times.
His ships were tiny. The three ships on his first voyage – the Niña, Pinta, and Santa María, were no longer than a tennis court and less than 30 feet wide. Nevertheless, they fared well on the way over, with smooth seas on the outgoing voyage. However, he returned with only two ships, as the Santa Maria was shipwrecked on Christmas Day 1492.
Along with Ferdinand Magellan and John Cabot, exploration at that time was a cut-throat business and Columbus, although a controversial figure, was probably the best of them all and his legacy still lives on to do this day.
Read on to find out how to play Columbus Deluxe!
How to Play Columbus Deluxe
This Novomatic inspired creation is a true masterpiece and reflects how Columbus went about his explorations around the world!
The symbols have a small amount of animation when you form a winning combination: Columbus, a Queen, sextant, and gold necklace are the main payers while the regular 10, J, Q, K and Ace icons make up the selection. Columbus himself is Wild and he substitutes for all symbols except any of the Bonus Scatters.
Columbus is good for making fairly regular appearances on the left-most reels. He also pays out a massive jackpot if you land five on a winning payline.
Look out for Columbus’s ship, the Santa Maria, too. The symbol acts as the Scatter, and three or more will trigger a bonus features with 10 free spins added. Watch out, though, they only appear on Reels 1, 3 and 5, so it’s a fairly volatile bonus feature to trigger.
The Ship will also act Wild during the free spins, subbing in for ANY symbol that lands on the reels. Three Scattered gold ships will retrigger the Free Spins round.
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