Events with tag - Discovery Of Americas

October 12, 1492

Columbus Discovers America

Christopher Columbus's historic voyage in 1492 led to the first sustained European contact with the Americas, when he landed in the Bahamas on October 12 after sailing across the Atlantic with three ships provided by the Spanish Crown.

October 12, 1492

Columbus Reaches America

Christopher Columbus made his historic landfall in the Americas, reaching an island in the Bahamas after a two-month voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. This momentous event marked the first documented European contact with the New World and initiated centuries of exchange between Europe and the Americas.