In 1492, Christopher Columbus, a Genoese explorer, set sail from Spain with three ships (La Niña, La Pinta, and La Santa Maria) on a mission to find a western route to Asia. Instead, he stumbled upon the Caribbean islands, which he called the "New World."
Columbus made landfall on the island of Guanahani (which he renamed San Salvador) in the Bahamas on October 12, 1492, and went on to explore other islands in the region, including Cuba and Hispaniola.
Columbus mistakenly believed that he had reached the East Indies and referred to the indigenous peoples he encountered as "Indians." Columbus made a total of four voyages to the New World and is credited with paving the way for European colonization of the Americas.
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