Sword of Christopher Columbus with golden hilt with decorations 546

Sword of Christopher Columbus made in Toledo.
With a 96 cm blade made of engraved stainless steel.

Christopher Columbus was a navigator, cartographer, admiral, viceroy and governor general of the West Indies in the service of the Crown of Castile. He began as a modest craftsman and merchant who came into contact with the sea through coastal navigation for commercial purposes.

He made four trips to the Indies in 1507, and although he was possibly not the first European explorer of America, he is considered the discoverer of a new continent, the New World, as he was the first to trace a round trip route across the ocean. Atlantic and announced the news. This fact decisively promoted the global expansion of European civilization, and the conquest and colonization of the American continent by several of its powers.

After twenty years of multiple setbacks he gained the support of the Catholic Monarchs in Spain. He was granted three caravels, the Pinta, the Niña, and the Santa María, and on August 3, 1492 he set sail from the port of Palos. On October 12 of the same year he touched American land and landed on the island of Guanahani (San Salvador), and the DISCOVERY OF AMERICA began.

The Sword of Christopher Columbus appears in numerous paintings during the discovery of America and is therefore one of the most popular and well-known.

• Length: 116cm
• Blade Length: 96 cm
• Width: 21cm
• Weight: 1.6kg

A high quality sword from the exclusive Collection “Historical, Fantastic and Legendary Swords” manufactured by MARTO.
Certificate of Quality and Origin, Made in Toledo.