Listen to the story of Christopher Columbus in a historical account proposed by historian Virginie Girod. With his four voyages across the Atlantic, Christopher Columbus revolutionized the knowledge of geography in the fifteenth century. Born in 1451 in present-day Italy, he was the eldest of a family of weavers. His father sent him to buy dyes in different countries to color his wool. This is how Christopher Columbus, very young, took a taste for the sea, and that he grasped the importance of maritime trade routes, on which Europe depends...

2023-05-25T03:09:50.878Z

Highlights: Listen to the story of Christopher Columbus in a historical account proposed by historian Virginie Girod. Born in 1451 in present-day Italy, he was the eldest of a family of weavers. His father sent him to buy dyes in different countries to color his wool. This is how Christopher Columbus, very young, took a taste for the sea, and that he grasped the importance of maritime trade routes, on which Europe depends... "At the heart of the story" is a Europe 1 Studio podcast.

Listen to the story of Christopher Columbus in a historical account proposed by historian Virginie Girod. With his four voyages across the Atlantic, Christopher Columbus revolutionized the knowledge of geography in the fifteenth century. Born in 1451 in present-day Italy, he was the eldest of a family of weavers. His father sent him to buy dyes in different countries to color his wool. This is how Christopher Columbus, very young, took a taste for the sea, and that he grasped the importance of maritime trade routes, on which Europe depends...   " At the heart of the story" is a Europe 1 Studio podcast. Writing and presentation: Virginie Girod - Production: Europe 1 Studio- Artistic direction: Adèle Humbert and Julien Tharaud - Director: Clément Ibrahim - Original music: Julien Tharaud - Additional music: Julien Tharaud and Sébastien Guidis - Communication: Kelly Decroix - Visual: Sidonie Mangin