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Christopher Columbus was born.
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Christopher Columbus started his first voyage. He set sail from Spain to find an all-water route to Asia.
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Christopher Columbus made his first encounter with land just two months after setting sail. He had landed in the Bahamas.
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Christopher Columbus set off from Spain for his second voyage.
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Christopher Columbus had spotted land in the West Indies.
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Christopher Columbus had set sail for his third time. Spain had also paid for his voyage once again.
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Christopher Columbus had arrived in Gomera in the Canary Islands.
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Christopher Columbus had set sail for the last time to find the "new world".
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Christopher Columbus was never hugely successful, but it did help spark for new exploration. When Christopher Columbus returned back, Queen Isabel was dying. He then died in 1506.