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Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus is remembered for his 1492 discovery of the 'New World,'
October 12th 1492
He brought 40 men on the Santa Maria, 26 on the Pina, 24 on Nina. 85 were Spanish, 4 from Italy, 1 from Portugal. There were 4 criminals and 25 cats. They brought disease to the New World and the possibility of more explorers.
The voyage to the New World was financed by the Spanish Crown, particularly Queen Isabella of Castile, who sponsored Christopher Columbus' expedition in 1492.
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Yes. He arrived in the New World on October 12, 1492.
Columbus landed in San Salvador on Oct 12th, 1492. The official date for the discovery of the new world by Europeans.
Christopher Columbus, who first reached the islands off North America in 1492.
The Italian explorer is Christopher Columbus. With funding from the Spanish monarchy, he set sail in 1492 and is credited with discovering the New World, landing in the Bahamas. Columbus's voyages opened the Americas to European exploration and colonization, although he believed he had reached Asia. His expeditions marked the beginning of significant European influence in the Americas.
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Christopher Columbus