Murals of Christopher Columbus' story were painted by Vazquez Diaz and displayed at the 15th-century Franciscan Monasterio de Santa María de la Rábida, Palos de la Frontera, a Heritage of Mankind Site in the Huelva Provence of Andalucia and Southern Spain

French storm Redoubt No. 9 in re-enactment of Attack on Redoubts 9 & 10, where the major infantry action of the siege of Yorktown took place. General Washington's armies captured two British fortifications, Endview Plantation (circa 1769), near Yorktown V

Full size replicas of Christopher Columbus' ships, the Santa Maria, the Pinta or the Niña at Muelle de las Carabelas, Palos de la Frontera - La Rábida, the Huelva Provence of Andalucia and Southern Spain, the site where Columbus departed from the Old Worl

Full size replicas of Christopher Columbus' ships, the Santa Maria, the Pinta or the Niña at Muelle de las Carabelas, Palos de la Frontera - La Rábida, the Huelva Provence of Andalucia and Southern Spain, the site where Columbus departed from the Old Worl

100 year old man sits down to a mug of beer and a loaf of bread in a restaurant in Madrid, Spain

Memorial to Vicente Yañez Pinzón and his dying brother Martin Alonso aboard a ship with mast and sail, three red crosses adorn the sails, Palos de la Frontera (España), Spain

Murals of Christopher Columbus' story were painted by Vazquez Diaz and displayed at the 15th-century Franciscan Monasterio de Santa María de la Rábida, Palos de la Frontera, a Heritage of Mankind Site in the Huelva Provence of Andalucia and Southern Spain

A replica of the Santa Maria sailing ship at 15th-century Franciscan Monasterio de Santa María de la Rábida, Palos de la Frontera, a Heritage of Mankind Site in the Huelva Provence of Andalucia and Southern Spain, the seaside spot where Christopher Columb

A replica of the Santa Maria sailing ship at 15th-century Franciscan Monasterio de Santa María de la Rábida, Palos de la Frontera, a Heritage of Mankind Site in the Huelva Provence of Andalucia and Southern Spain, the seaside spot where Christopher Columb

Tallship with Virginia and British flags flying at historic Yorktown, Colonial National Historical Park, Yorktown, Virginia

Photo montage: Christopher Columbus, American flag, sailing ships