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Christopher Columbus first reached the shores of the western hemisphere in October of 1492. He landed on the island that eventually became Hispaniola.

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When did Columbus first reach western Hemisphere?

Christopher Columbus first reached the shores of the western hemisphere in October of 1492. He landed on the island that eventually became Hispaniola.


What date did Columbus first reach land in the western hemisphere?

Land was first sighted about 2 AM on the morning of 12 October, 1492.


How man voyages did Columbus make to America?

Columbus made four voyages to the Western Hemisphere, but only on the fourth voyage did he reach North America.


Who were the first Europeans to reach the western hemisphere?

A Norseman named Leif Ericson was the first recorded European to land in North America. He did this nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus.


First explorer to reach the Bahamas?

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Who First documented European to reach the Americas?

Columbus


What island did columbus reach on October 12 1492?

Christopher Columbus reached the island of San Salvador (now part of The Bahamas) on October 12, 1492. This marked the first landfall of his expedition to the Americas.


What place Columbus reach on his first voyage?

South America


Where did Columbus reach first?

people thought he reached the west indies first.


How did people first reach America?

They traveled across the ocean with ships. The first people to reach America Was Columbus, who traveled on the Mayflower from Spain.


What direction did Columbus plan to sail to reach the spice islands?

Christopher Columbus belied the sine the earth was round, ( as did many other people ) he could sail west from Spain and reach the riches of India and East Asia. He did not realize how large the earth was, so he was betting on it being smaller and thus a westward route could solve the long distance required of ships to sail around Africa to reach India. As it turned out, of course, the globe was much larger than he expected and he was the leader of others of "discovering" the Western Hemisphere.


Who is person are reach in noon first?

which location would reach noon first? the eastern city or the western city?