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Christopher Columbus and members of his crew are seen in 'Landing of Columbus' on a beach in the West Indies, where they made their first landfall while on an expedition to establish a western passage from Europe to China, Japan, and maybe uncharted territory.
Columbus, who has just disembarked from his ship, the Santa Maria, looks up in apparent reverent thanks for making it to his destination safely. He claims the territory for his Spanish allies by raising the royal banners of Aragon and Castile with his left hand while pointing his right sword towards the ground. He displays humility by standing without a head covering and resting his feathered hat at his feet.
Italian explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus led four Spanish-based expeditions across the Atlantic Ocean that were sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, paving the way for extensive European exploration and colonization of America. Known European contact with the Caribbean, Central America, and South America began with his travels.
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