FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA
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Question
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____ went to his grave believing he had discovered a westward passage to Asia, when in fact he had actually discovered the Americas.
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Amerigo Vespucci
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John Cabot
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Christopher Columbus
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Alfonso de Albuquerque
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Contents. In search of fame and fortune, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480-1521) set out from Spain in 1519 with a fleet of five ships to discover a western sea route to the Spice Islands.
Detailed explanation-2: -Columbus would make three subsequent voyages and would die believing he had found a new route to India and Asia, and not, in fact, the gateway to North and South America.
Detailed explanation-3: -Da Gama’s discovery of the sea route to India opened the way for an age of global imperialism and enabled the Portuguese to establish a long-lasting colonial empire along the way from Africa to Asia.
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