1 янв 1492 г. - Christopher Columbus

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**Christopher Columbus was backed by the Spanish crown (Ferdinand II and Isabella I) to find a new route to India.** Columbus landed in the Bahamas instead of India. He established colonies that he later became the governor of. Several other conquistadors followed suit and traveled to the New World and established colonies in Central and South America. The colonies made a large profit because of the cash crops like corn and sugar that the natives were employed to harvest.
AP Key Concept 1.2 I