Well what is the answer!
Since 1492, when Christopher Columbus discovered some islands in the Caribbean. and started the process of European colonization of the Americas.
Columbus was the first of European invaders to North America. He contributed disease and death the Native Americans that he found and that other European explorers found. Discrimination and the loss of ancestral lands is what he brought with him. He was not a hero and actually was a mean greedy man. He cut the hand off of a Native American because the man only brought him a nugget of gold.
That's a good question. Well everyone credits Christopher Columbus because accordingly, he was sailing around a found North America. There isn't any information in the history textbooks talking about Lief Ericsson. So maybe that's why he isn't mentioned for finding North America
Columbus discovered America in 1492.
Christopher Columbus first landed in the Bahamas in 1492, specifically on an island he named San Salvador (known as Guanahani by the indigenous Taíno people). This event marked the beginning of European exploration and colonization in the Americas.
Christopher Columbus.
Columbus discovery started the colonization of the Americas. Leif's did not.
Colonization in America began in after Christopher Columbus Found the Americas in 1492. But Europeans did not land here to completely colonize America until 1607.
Because Columbus landing started the colonization of the Americas.
Because Columbus landing started the colonization of the Americas.
Knowledge of Leif's journey was buried in some old Icelandic Sagas. Columbus landing in North America began the colonization of the Americas.
Because Columbus landing started the colonization of the Americas.
Columbus' personal impact on North America was zero: his discoveries were limited to Central and South America. The European's later impact on North America was of course massive through immigration, colonization, industrialization and many other things.
he established the first colony in North America
In 1492, Columbus sailed the Atlantic Ocean and hit Central America. The answer to this question is no.
Lima, Peru was established by Francisco Pizarro in 1535. It became the capital of the Viceroyalty of Peru and played a significant role in the Spanish colonization of South America.
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