When did Christopher Columbus land in what would later become the United States? – Solved
When did Christopher Columbus land in what would later become the United States? – Solved
When did Christopher Columbus land in what would later become the United States?
Christopher Columbus never actually landed in what would later become the United States. His voyages primarily focused on the Caribbean and Central and South America.
His first voyage in 1492 landed him on an island in the Bahamas, which is not part of the present-day United States. He likely never set foot on mainland North America.
While he’s credited with opening up the Americas to European exploration and colonization, his four voyages primarily focused on the Caribbean Islands and establishing settlements in Central and South America.
The misconception might arise from the broad term “New World” used at that time to describe the newly discovered lands of the Americas. However, Columbus’s specific landing sites in the Bahamas and later expeditions didn’t include any part of the present-day United States mainland.