12 oct 1492 año - October 12, 1492: Columbus lands
in the New World
Descripción:
Columbus landed on Hispaniola in the Caribbean and claimed this land for the Spanish crown. This introduced Europeans to the New World and the Caribbean, later the setting for centuries of slavery. Columbus' discovery set off the Columbian exchange, of which African slaves were a major part.
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