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Christopher Columbus Biography

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who sailed for Spain and is credited with opening the Americas to European exploration in 1492. Although he believed he had reached Asia, he actually landed in the Caribbean, beginning centuries of contact and colonization.

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