Today in History |
October 12, 1492 |
On this day in 1492, the expedition of explorer Christopher Columbus's made landfall in the Caribbean, specifically in The Bahamas. The explorer believed he had reached South Asia. Columbus made a total of four voyages of exploration to the New World, funded by Isabella I of Castile. His explorations began the process of European colonization of the Americas.
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