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Christopher Columbus is credited with "discovering" America for Europe in 1492, opening the way for European exploration and colonization, but Indigenous peoples lived there for thousands of years prior, and Vikings reached North America centuries before him. His voyages linked the Old and New Worlds, initiating vast exchanges of goods, animals, and diseases, though he died believing he'd reached Asia.
Key Facts:
Date of Arrival: October 12, 1492, landing on an island in the Bahamas (which he named San Salvador).
Motivation: To find a western sea route from Europe to the East Indies (Asia).
Impact: His voyages established regular contact, leading to European settlement, conquest, and profound, often devastating, changes for Native American populations.
Misconception: Columbus thought he reached Asia (the "Indies") and called the native inhabitants "Indians," a misunderstanding that persisted.
Precursors: Indigenous peoples had complex societies across the continents for millennia, and Norse explorers like Leif Erikson reached North America around 1000 AD.

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