Christopher Columbus was an Italian-born navigator who sailed in the service of Spain and "discovered" the New World--America. Columbus sailed from Palos, Spain on August 3, 1492, with three ships: the Santa Maria (the flagship), the Nina, and the Pinta. He landed on, what is now Watling Island in the Bahamas, on October 12, 1492. He returned to Europe, at Lisbon, Portugal, in March, 1493. Columbus made three subsequent trips to the New World and back to Europe between 1493 and 1505. As a result of his "discovery," the New World became part of the European world. |
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