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When did Columbus discover Mexico?

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∙ 11y ago
Updated: 9/2/2023

On April 22 1519, by Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes. It is the date he founded the first Spanish settlement in Mexico, along the southern Gulf of Mexico. First founded as the "Rich village of the True Cross", (Spanish: Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz). Nowadays, the settlement is known as the city and port of Veracruz.

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