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departed to find new sea routes to India -
set foot in the Bahamas and claimed the land for Spain and called it New world -
He searched nearby islands for gold to bring back to Spain. In the process they crashed into Hispaniola. He left 39 men there to colonise the island. -
Columbus went back to Spain and brought back cotton and Taino slaves. He was seen as a hero.
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