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.
But believe it or not, Prince is actually named, well, Prince. He was born Prince Rogers Nelson in Minneapolis on June 7, 1958. Interestingly, Prince is still, indeed, a stage name: his father's. His dad, John Lewis Nelson, performed as a jazz musician named Prince Rogers, a part of the Prince Rogers trio.