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Christopher Columbus reached the Americas in October 1492

Three Spanish caravels crossed the Atlantic to land in the Bahamas

Sailing under the Spanish crown in search of a western sea route to Asia, Christopher Columbus made landfall in the Bahamas on 12 October 1492. His transatlantic voyage initiated continuous contact between Afro-Eurasia and the Americas, triggering profound ecological, demographic, and cultural transformations globally.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Three Spanish caravels crossed the Atlantic to land in the Bahamas. The figure is taken from Library of Congress, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a history fact?: Yes. It sits on the History shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.