Question

When did Columbus land in the Americas, starting a period of exploration and colonization? *

Answer 1

October 12, 1492

After sailing for a long period of time barley avoiding multiple mutiny’s they found land and were able to land. He thought that he had landed in Asia but he didn’t know that he just discovered the americas kickstarting the new age of colonization.

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Answer 2

Answer:

October 12, 1492

Explanation:

Columbus left Castile in August 1492 with three ships, and made landfall in the Americas on 12 October (ending the period of human habitation in the Americas now referred to as the pre-Columbian era). His landing place was an island in the Bahamas, known by its native inhabitants as Guanahani.