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John Cabot was an Italian explorer and navigator whose 1497 discovery of parts of Northern America is commonly held to have been the first European encounter with the continent of North America.
With the discovery of North America.
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who was the first european to come in contact with a cocao bean
Columbus did not discover North America. He landed on islands in the Bahamas. But Columbus is credited with making the European discovery of America, because his reports lead directly to the discovery and exploration of the rest of the American continents.
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He is credited with the European discovery of the New World. discovering America and west indes in 1492
since it is next to Argentina
Columbus is credited with making the European discovery of America, of which Canada is a part. So in a sense he can be said to have discovered Canada as part of his discovery of America, generally. However, Columbus never traveled to the lands that are now part of Canada.
Robert Cuff has written: 'New-founde-land at the very centre of the European discovery & exploration of North America' -- subject(s): Discovery and exploration
My Discovery of America was created in 1986.