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By Martin Kelly, About.com Guide to American History since 2001

Death of Columbus

Friday May 20, 2005
Christopher Columbus died on May 20, 1506, in Valladolid, Spain. There was some debate over the cause of Columbus's death; some say he died of gout, while others say it was Reiter's Syndrome. After his death, Columbus's body was repeatedly moved from place to place until his remains reached a cathedral in Seville were they have remained.

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September 20, 2008 at 12:18 pm
(1) carlos says:

im doin a long project for a highschool paper and this helped for the ending. thanks

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