USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On August 3, 1492, Columbus and his crew set sail from Spain in three ships: the Niña, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. On October 12, the ships made landfall-not in the East Indies, as Columbus assumed, but on one of the Bahamian islands, likely San Salvador.

Detailed explanation-2: -Oct 12, 1492 CE: Columbus Makes Landfall in the Caribbean.

Detailed explanation-3: -Columbus sailed in search of a route to Cathay (China) and India to bring back gold and spices that were highly sought in Europe. His patrons, Ferdinand II and Isabella I of Spain, hoped that his success would bring them greater status. Learn more about the region medieval Europeans knew as “Cathay.”