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He opened the New World to colonization by Europe.

Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas in 1492 while trying to find a faster route to India. Hence, for years, the Americas were called the Indies, and Native Americans are sometimes referred to as Indians.

The greatest achievement of Christopher Columbus came by accident. In 1492, he was commissioned by the Spanish Crown to find a better way to East Asia. Instead his fleet of three ships encountered the Western Hemisphere. The New World would soon be colonized by major powers of Western Europe.

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Lyla Erdman

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