may 1, 1492 - "Columbus Sails the Ocean Blue"

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- funded by Ferdinand and Isabella (Spain)
- thought he could reach India by sailing West
- misjudged SIZE of Earth
- arrives in Hispaniola (modern Haiti/DR)
- GOD IS ON OUR SIDE: "with the aid of our Lord, we cannot fail"
- did not find route to Asia
- HERO OR VILLAIN????

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