FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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That he had finally reached the Indies.
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That he had landed on the Island of Cuba.
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That he had already discovered the Indies, so he must be seeing the “Earthly Paradise” or the Garden of Eden.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -For months, Columbus sailed from island to island in what we now know as the Caribbean, looking for the “pearls, precious stones, gold, silver, spices, and other objects and merchandise whatsoever” that he had promised to his Spanish patrons, but he did not find much.
Detailed explanation-2: -Explorer Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) is known for his 1492 ‘discovery’ of the New World of the Americas on board his ship Santa Maria.
Detailed explanation-3: -Christopher Columbus (also known as (Cristoforo Colombo [Italian]; Cristóbal Colón [Spanish]) was an Italian explorer credited with the “discovery” of the America’s. The purpose for his voyages was to find a passage to Asia by sailing west.
Detailed explanation-4: -After sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sights a Bahamian island on October 12, 1492, believing he has reached East Asia.