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Government House in Nassau has a statue of this manbelieved to have first made landfall in the Bahamas |
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Ferdinand & Isabella promised to make him "Admiral of the Ocean Sea" if he was successful in his 1492 voyage |
Christopher Columbus
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1999-05-27 |
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In 1492 he chartered the Santa Maria from Juan de la Cosa, who became its sailing master |
Christopher Columbus
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1998-03-25 |
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Wheat was introduced to the New World by this explorer in 1493 |
Christopher Columbus
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1997-07-02 |
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The crew for his 1492 voyage was recruited from Palos, Spain & nearby villages |
Christopher Columbus
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1993-04-22 |
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38 crew members stayed in the Spanish colony he founded on Hispaniola, but they were killed after he left |
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On his 2nd voyage, he discovered Jamaica |
Christopher Columbus
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1985-10-09 |
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