Columbus made three further voyages to the Americas, exploring the Lesser Antilles in 1493, Trinidad and the northern coast of South America in 1498, and the ...

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Between 1492 and 1504, the Portuguese explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus led four transatlantic maritime expeditions in the name of the Catholic ...

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Amerigo Vaspuchi “found” South America. Ponce De Leon North America (or at least the southern parts. BUT The Vikings found North America 700 ...

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3 days ago — Christopher Columbus was a navigator who explored the Americas under the flag of Spain. Some people think of him as the discoverer of America.

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On August 3, 1492, Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain, with three small ships, the Santa María, the Pinta and the Niña. On October 12, the expedition sighted ...

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10 Oct 2016 — Christopher Columbus is credited with discovering the Americas in 1492. Americans get a day off work on October 10 to celebrate Columbus Day.

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3 Sept 2025 — Columbus never discovered America but his voyage was no less courageous · Many already believed the world was round · He had struck a lucrative ...

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Christopher Columbus the 'explorer', discovered America by mistake. That he was really heading to India trying to find shorter more efficient route.

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In the late fifteenth century, Christopher Columbus and his Spanish crew stumbled across the Americas searching for a trade route to Asia.

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8 Sept 2022 — 1492 was the last discovery of the Americas. Following the voyages of Columbus, Magellan, and Cook, the scattered descendants of humanity's ...

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