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1492
Christopher Columbus, together with the brothers Martin and Vicente Pinzón, sails west from Palos in Spain
1492
After sailing for five weeks from the Canaries, Columbus and the Pinzón brothers step ashore in the Bahamas
1492
Columbus and his fellow explorers make landfall on the largest of the Caribbean islands, Cuba
1493
Columbus returns to Spain, landing at Palos with news of his great discoveries
1493
Pope Alexander VI draws a line through the Atlantic, dividing new discoveries between Spain (west) and Portugal (east)
1496
Diego Columbus, brother of the explorer, establishes the first secure Spanish colony at Santo Domingo
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