USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On May 20, 1506, the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid, Spain. Columbus was the first European to explore the Americas since the Vikings set up colonies in Greenland and Newfoundland in the 10th century.

Detailed explanation-2: -Five hundred years ago at this very time of year–October 6-16, 1502–Columbus and his expedition were spending ten days on the coast of Central America in the beautiful Chiriqui Lagoon, toward the western extreme of Panama near its border with Costa Rica.

Detailed explanation-3: -While Columbus obtained great wealth from his expeditions, he became an outcast and died of age-related causes on May 20, 1506 in Valladolid, Spain.

Detailed explanation-4: -On October 12, 1492, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus made landfall in what is now the Bahamas. Columbus and his ships landed on an island that the native Lucayan people called Guanahani.