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FlashCards por Alex Declan, atualizado more than 1 year ago
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| Christopher Columbus, sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492 from Europe to America. | |
| Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy and his real name is Cristoforo Colombo. Christopher Columbus is his Anglicized name. |
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Columbus was granted 3 Ships for his journey. The ships were given to him in 1492 by Queen Isabella of Spain.
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Those 3 ships were called the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. |
| Columbus first landed on an island he named San Salvador. |
However it was originally called Guahanal.
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Guahanal was already occupied by people known as the Arawak.
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He called these people Indians as he thought he had arrived in the Indies on his way to Japan. |
| Columbus died in 1506 following a turbulent few years. He was imprisoned after coming back from America for not delivering on his promise of riches. Today however he is remembered across America on Christopher Columbus Day. |
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