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Columbus did NOT discover America. He found an island he called Hispaniola and never made it to America. It is a fable that he discovered it.
New Found Land
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus discovered the 'New World' now known as America.
Christopher Columbus discovered several islands, opened up trade between the New and Old worlds, and encouraged exploration of the New World. The Columbian Exchange
Vespucci was the first to discover that Columbus discovered a new land.
Christopher Columbus is considered to be the sailor who discovered the New World.
Columbus did NOT discover America. He found an island he called Hispaniola and never made it to America. It is a fable that he discovered it.
America
Christopher Columbus
New Found Land
Never new he had discovered a new world
Ferdinand
Amerigo Vespucci
It was in pursuit of such trade routes the Columbus "discovered" the New World.
The vikings are believed to have discovered the new world first but Christopher Columbus "discovered the new world" in 1629
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