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America.
The continent Christopher Columbus think he reached is Asia.
No America is named after the famous explorer Amerigo Vespucci.
The Americas were discovered by Christopher Columbus. However, he believed these places were Asia. It was Amerigo Vespucci who pointed out that these were separate continents.
Amerigo Vespucci was the one who pointed out that Christopher Columbus had discovered a new continent. This is why the two continents of North and South America are named after him: Amerigo ---> America.
No, Christopher Columbus was the one who was given credit for discovering America. The Vikings discovered America long before Columbus. His travels started the permanent contact between Europe and the Americas. He never landed on the North American continent.
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No name. He didn't land in North America.
Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain to discover America. In 1492, he set sail on an expedition funded by King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile. Columbus was searching for a new route to Asia but instead landed in the Caribbean, believing he had reached the East Indies.
Christopher Columbus
christopher Columbus discovered America.... duhhh