15th Century in North American History - 1490s: The Columbian Exchange

1490s: The Columbian Exchange

  • Spanish explorers sail around the Caribbean.
  • 1492: Christopher Columbus sails to the Bahamas and claims the New World for Spain.
  • 1493: Columbus returns to Spain, setting sail again for the West Indies with one thousand settlers and many domesticated European horses, cattle, and pigs. This exchange of goods marks the beginning of the Columbian exchange.
  • 1497: Italian navigator John Cabot sails from England to Newfoundland.
  • 1499: Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci sails to northern South America and recognizes the New World as a new continent.

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