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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Some people say Columbus discovered America or the "New World," but Vikings such as Leif Eriksson had visited North America centuries earlier, and Native American tribes had lived in the Americas for centuries before either Columbus or the Vikings arrived.
18 de nov. de 2017 · 2017. The Discovery of America. 12 October 1492 marks an event which was to change life on both sides of the Atlantic forever; this date represents the discovery of America. In 1492, the navigator Christopher Columbus, funded by the Spanish Crown, sailed westward from Spain in hopes of finding a new sea route to South and Southeast Asia.
History of the United States is what happened in the past in the United States, a country in North America . Native Americans lived in the Americas for thousands of years. English people in 1607 went to the place now called Jamestown, Virginia. Other European settlers went to the colonies, mostly from England and later Great Britain.
Columbus travelled a further three times to the Americas. Following his first voyage in 1492, he also sailed back in 1493, 1498, and 1502. In 1493, he explored the Lesser Antilles and in 1498, Trinidad and the northern coast of South America were explored in 1498.
22 de ago. de 2023 · Though he can be giving credit for putting America on the map. No the people who truly discovered America people who came from Siberia around 10.000 BC. You know them as Native Americans or Indians.
24 de abr. de 2021 · On October 12, Rodrigo de Triana, a sailor aboard the Pinta, first sighted land. Columbus himself later claimed that he had seen a sort of light or aura before Triana did, allowing him to keep the reward he had promised to give to whoever spotted land first. The land turned out to be a small island in the present-day Bahamas.
9 de out. de 2023 · Italian explorer Christopher Columbus discovered the “New World” of the Americas on a 1492 expedition. Learn about his landing spot, route, ships, and more.
