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Christopher Columbus is generally credited with discovering America in 1492. It was his voyages that began the European expansion into and control over the American continents.
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Who discovered America what year did he discover America and why did he discovered America?
Vikings 500 years before Columbus. Columbus did NOT find North America. He landed on an island in 1492 while looking for a water route to India. All but a small fraction of the books and people that would prove this were burned and killed by Christopher Columbus and his men in 1492-1493.
Which Genoese explorer discovered America for Spain on October 12 1492?
Josh McArthur.
How was America discovered?
While the "Native Americans," the Norse, the Chinese and perhaps others discovered America earlier, the discovery by Columbus in 1492 is considered the "official" date of discovery becasue that is the discovery from which the modern world descends.
What did Columbus find in 1492?
Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic Ocean on his travel from Spain Christopher Columbus is a explorer
What state did Columbus discovered?
Although Columbus is credited with making the European discovery of America, of which the US is a part, he never set foot on land that is part of any state of the US.
