Christopher Columbus

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Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Spain.
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Spain is a country located in the western region
of the continent of Europe.
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Columbus was in search of a western sea route to
Asia.
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The normal route around the continent of Africa
was long and dangerous.
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He believed that if he sailed west he would find
a short cut to the riches of Asia.
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Instead, he discovered the New World known
today as the Americas.
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On October 12, 1492, Columbus set foot on an
island in the region of the Bahamas and he
called it San Salvador.
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He believed that this region was part of Asia.
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Columbus died 14 years later still believing
that he had found a western sea route to Asia.