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At first, Christopher Columbus went to the rulers of Portugal and proposed finding a route to the East Indies. When they declined, he went to Spain's rulers King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. They did consent to sponsor his trip in 1492. Although he did not find a route to the East Indies, Columbus did find the New World when he landed on Hispaniola.

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