Explanation: Columbus's arrival in America not only resulted in the territorial conquest of the new continent. It represented a wide exchange between the various places of the world through the displacement of plants, animals and other living beings, which led to the beginning of great transformations in humanity. Historian Alfred W. Crosby created a term for this process of exchange, the Columbian Exchange, which states that the arrival of Christopher Columbus in America has provided an intense exchange between the various peoples of the planet, creating, for example, food stability. in Europe by sending tomatoes, potatoes and corn to the Old Continent, while decimating a large portion of the inhabitants of the Americas with viruses and bacteria brought from Europe.
