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Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus discovers the New World
Christopher Columbus discovers what he thought was India, but turned out to be what is now called the Bahamas. Image found at: http://blogs.townonline.com/brookline/?p=14681 -
Nov 3, 1493
Christopher Columbus' second trip lands in Hispanola
Landing on what is now the two nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, Columbus explored the Carribean Islands. Columbus named another island San Juan Bautista after St. John the Baptist, but it was later named Puerto Rico. -
Aug 4, 1496
Santo Domingo founded
Bartholomew Columbus, brother to Christopher, founded Santo Domingo -
Jul 30, 1498
Columbus' third voyage
Columbus led an expedition to explore Central America and the Onrico River in South America. -
Jan 26, 1499
Amerigo Vespucci's explored coast of South America
Amerio Vespucci explored South America. -
Jan 26, 1501
A new continent discovered
Vespucci realized that South America was not part of Asia, as previously believed. -
Aug 14, 1502
Columbus on his final voyage
Columbus mapped the American coastline
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Jan 26, 1513
Juan Ponce de Leon, Vasco de Balboa
Juan Ponce de Leon discovered Florida; Vasco de Balboa reached the Pacific coast
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Nov 1, 1520
Straight of Magellan discovered
Ferdinand Magellan discovered the straight at the southernmost tip of South America.