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Hace 12 horas · Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer, is often credited as being the first European to discover America. His journey, funded by the Spanish monarchy, took place in 1492 and marked the beginning of European exploration and colonization of the New World. Columbus set sail from Spain in August 1492, aboard the ships Santa Maria, Pinta, and Niña.
Hace 2 días · The discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492 marked a pivotal moment in global history, setting the stage for profound political shifts and the rise of colonial empires. This event not only altered the course of European expansion but also had far-reaching implications for the indigenous populations of the Americas and the geopolitical landscape of the time.
Hace 5 días · History of Spain. 24.5K subscribers. Subscribed. 1 view 1 minute ago. Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in Genoa and died in Valladolid, Castilla in 1506 without realizing that he had...
Hace 2 días · The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in Chicago from May 5 to October 31, 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus 's arrival in the New World in 1492. [1] .
Hace 2 días · Had kept Christopher Columbus a long time in his house when he came from Portugal on his way to the King of France, in order to ask assistance in his discoveries. Thought that his enterprise would be advantageous to the King and Queen of Spain.
Hace 1 día · The discovery of America in 1492 is attributed to the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. However, there are other claims and evidence pointing to earlier discoveries by different groups of people, such as the Vikings, Native Americans, and even West Africans.
Hace 12 horas · Reenactment of a Viking landing in L'Anse aux Meadows. Pre-Columbian transoceanic contact theories are speculative theories which propose that possible visits to the Americas, possible interactions with the Indigenous peoples of the Americas—or both—were made by people from Africa, Asia, Europe, or Oceania prior to Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the Caribbean in 1492 (i.e., during ...
