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He technically never landed in America. He hit the Bahamas and thought he was in India

AnswerArrived in 1492 AnswerArrived in 1492

Columbus's goal was to reach India, but he made a mistake and landed in the Bahamas. He arrived there in 1492. A silly way to remember it is "IN 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue" Columbus still thought he was in India and called the people that lived there Indians.

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