Christopher Columbus and the New World of His Discovery, Volume 3

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The life and voyages of Christopher Columbus highlight his role as a pivotal figure in European exploration, leading to the first contact between Europe and the Americas. Sponsored by Spain's Catholic Monarchs, he undertook four significant expeditions that opened the Caribbean and parts of Central and South America to European influence. His journeys not only initiated a new era of global interaction but also triggered profound demographic, commercial, and political transformations that shaped modern history.