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Columbus was finally allowed to set sail.
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Columbus thought that the land was Asia/China, but it was the west. Took 5 weeks, longer than Columbus thought, because of his thought of the size of the earth.
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He thought that that piece of land was part of Asia and named it San Salvador, but no riches were found so he decided to sail upward, towards Cuba/Hispanolia.
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Columbus smashed part of his 'Santa Maria' and had to leave 40 surviving men behind at a fort they named Navidad.
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Although he didn't find Asia, because of this amazing discovery to the west... 99% of South America, Cuba etc... wouldn't be Spanish
