FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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food, water and shelter
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candy, popcorn and sodas
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land, slaves and gold
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ships, guns and ammo
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Detailed explanation-1: -He landed on a small island in the Bahamas, which he named San Salvador. He claimed the island for the King and Queen of Spain, although it was already populated. Columbus called all the people he met in the islands ‘Indians’, because he was sure that he had reached the Indies.
Detailed explanation-2: -From the very first voyage, Columbus suggested the possibility of enslavement of the Indians to the king and queen of Spain. He wrote in his journal, “But, should Your Majesties command it, all the inhabitants could be taken away to Castile [in Spain], or made slaves on the island.
Detailed explanation-3: -However, the most popular theory is that Guanahani is the island today known as San Salvador (which was known as Watling Island until its name was officially changed to San Salvador in 1925 to recognize it as the site of Columbus’ first landing).
Detailed explanation-4: -In his letter, Christopher Columbus claimed to have discovered and taken possession of a series of islands on the edge of the Indian Ocean in Asia; Columbus was not aware that he had stumbled upon a new continent.