Did you know that the discovery of the Americas was an accident? In the late 1400’s the Americas, first thought to be Asia, were were mistakenly discovered by Christopher Columbus, a early Spanish explorer. This new discovery of the Americas was such an impacting discovery in Europe, otherwise known as the old world, because new land that was never thought to be existed was discovered. After this discovery, many new world explorers, also called Conquistadors, were sent from many places located in Europe to the Americas to explore and claim land
Did you know that the discovery of the Americas was an accident? In the late 1400’s the Americas, first thought to be Asia, were were mistakenly discovered by Christopher Columbus, a early Spanish explorer. This new discovery of the Americas was such an impacting discovery in Europe, otherwise known as the old world, because new land that was never thought to be existed was discovered. After this discovery, many new world explorers, also called Conquistadors, were sent from many places located in Europe to the Americas to explore and claim land