9h 49min, aug 3, 1492 y - Columbus Sets Sail
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On August 3rd of 1492, Italian seaman and explorer, Christopher Columbus, set sail westward from Spain in search of a trade route to India across the Pacific. After being rejected twice by the Spanish monarchs his “Conquest of the Indias” was finally approved and he was granted three ships, the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. And with those three ships he began his mission.Added to timeline:
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9h 49min, aug 3, 1492 y
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~ 534 years ago