Guest tonymailman Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 12th October 1492 : Columbus reaches the New World After sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sights a Bahamian island, believing he has reached East Asia. His expedition went ashore the same day and claimed the land for Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain, who sponsored his attempt to find a western ocean route to China, India, and the fabled gold and spice islands of Asia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Instead, he discovered S/America, which eventually supplied the gold that gave Spain a period as the world's superpower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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