3 août 1492 - Columbus Lands in the Americas - August 3, 1492

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Christopher Columbus was the first man to discover the “New World”, otherwise known today as North and South America. He first landed in Venezuela thinking it was Asia because of his mapped out Western trade route by ship. When he found the numerous treasure of the land such as gold, he returned to Spain. There, he got King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella’s support for a returned voyage to bring back resources from the Americas. However, it is known that Christopher Columbus mistreated the people living in the Americas and used them like slaves to later built plantations and work as servants for the English.

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