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Christopher Columbus’ exploration started it all. Initially, Columbus wanted to travel a new route to the Indies. Instead of sailing around Africa, he wanted to travel across the Atlantic Ocean to China and India. He convinced Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand, rulers of Spain to fund his journey. Ultimately he was to find a sailing route and gold. Columbus was provided 3 boats, 120 sailors per boat. The Niña, Pinta, and Santa María set sail on August 3, 1492. When Columbus arrived to the New World, the article “Who Was Christopher Columbus, and Why Is He Important” notes,
At 2 a.m. on 12 October the land was seen plainly by one of the Pinta’s crew, and in the forenoon Columbus landed on what is now called Watling’s Island in the
Bahama group,

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