When the Spanish learned that Columbus had found a New World, many other people, called conquistadors, went there too. This led to the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Columbus died on May 20, 1506, in Valladolid, Spain.
Early Life. Famed singer, songwriter and instrumentalist Prince was born Prince Rogers Nelson on June 7, 1958, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Named after the Prince Roger Trio, a jazz band his father performed with as a pianist, Prince was signed to Warner Brother Records as a teenager.
Early Life: Prince was born Prince Roger Nelson on June 7, 1958 in Minneapolis, Minn. Music was a significant part of his life from the beginning. His mother was a jazz singer and his father was a pianist and a songwriter who performed in the Prince Rogers Trio, a jazz group, under the stage name Prince Rogers..Prince is named after his stage name.is mother was a jazz singer and his father was a pianist and a songwriter who performed in the Prince Rogers Trio, a jazz group, under the stage name Prince Rogers.. Prince is named after his stage name.