Friday, October 2, 2009

The new world

Christopher Columbus first set eyes on the western hemisphere in October 1492. In search for a shorter route from Europe to Asia, Columbus and his crew explored what is today the Bahama Islands, Cuba and Haiti before returning to Spain. Columbus is credited with discovering the "new world." Columbus died in 1506, still convinced that he had reached the outposts of Asia.
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