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Columbus was an Italian sailor and an explorer, and he thought the Earth was round.

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He wanted to go to India, but travel was worse.

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At that time, most of the people believed that the Earth was flat.

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So when he asked the monarchs of Portugal for money to start his trip, they said,

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No, sorry, you can't go to India sailing to the West.

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When Portugal rejects his expedition, Columbus asks the Spanish monarchs, the Catholic monarchs.

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Although Fernando was not very convinced, Isabel liked the idea, so Catholic monarchs have Columbus everything he needs to start the trip.

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On the 1st of August in 1492, Columbus left Huelva. He arrived to the new continent on the 12th of October.

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He traveled with three caravans called La Niña, La Pinta, and Santa Maria.

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When the Spaniards landed in America, they found different groups of people living there.

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After Colombo's first trip to America, the Spaniards wanted to conquer the whole territory.

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Spain conquered most of the American continent, became the most powerful empire in Europe, and trade increased.

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Spaniards brought horses and coffee to America, and they took potatoes, tomatoes, cocoa, and gold and silver from the new continent, and they brought them to Spain.

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Spaniards also brought to America the Spanish language and the Christian religion.