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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.

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Who realize that Columbus had discovered a new continent?

Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer, was one of the first to realize that Christopher Columbus had discovered a new continent and not Asia in his voyages to the Americas. Vespucci's observations and writings helped to establish the idea that a new landmass had been found, eventually leading to the continent being named after him - America.


Who was the first person to publish the ideas that Columbus had discovered a new continent?

Amerigo Vespucci


What was the first continent to be discovered?

The first continent to be discovered is South America, and not Antarctica. Antarctica was the last continent to be discovered.


Where did Columbus think he was on his first voyage?

Columbus thought that he was in Asia on his first voyage. What he did not know was that he was in America.


Did Amerigo Vespucci achieve what he sent out to do or did Amerigo Vespucci achieve something else If so what?

yes and no in some ways because he didn't discover anything but he was the first person to realize the the area that Christopher Columbus discovered was actually a new continent not china


In1492 what small island christopher Columbus?

dominican republicNone. He Discovered the continent of North America (although not the first to make the discovery)


What interesting things did Christopher Columbus do?

Columbus "discovered" North America, But he was not the first one; vikings were the first. Columbus was the second, and he believed that he could find India by sailing westward. So in effect, what Columbus did was provide an awareness of the new continent to Europeans, who soon after began to colonize the land.


Who realized that Columbus had discovered new lands?

Vespucci was the first to discover that Columbus discovered a new land.


What were people called that were colonized by Spain?

They were called Indians by the Spanish in the mistaken belief that they (the Spanish) were colonizing India. They didn't realize, at first, that they have discovered a new continent.


Name three ships Columbus found?

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Who discovered the Caribbean?

Columbus did on his first voyage.


Why is Amerigo Vespucci and Christopher Columbus important?

Amerigo Vespucci was important for realizing that the lands Columbus discovered were actually part of a new continent, which was named after him (America). Christopher Columbus is important for being one of the first Europeans to reach the Americas and initiating European exploration and colonization of the New World.