The Journey of Christopher Columbus
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Columbus searched for many years for support of his plan to find a new route to Asia.
Sailing West to the East Indies
On August 3, 1492, three ships left Palos, Spain, and headed for the Canary Islands, off the African coast. In those days, European ships often sailed to the Canary Islands to trade or rest before continuing south along the coast...
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