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Pinpointing the explorer’s whereabouts on October 12, 1492

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Christopher Columbus, of course, thought he had arrived in the “Indies,” the medieval name for Asia. Using Marco Polo’s Travels among other sources, Columbus calculated that his voyage would lead him to Cathay (China), Cipango (Japan), the Spice Islands (the Mollucas), and India.

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  • First voyage, 1492–1493: San Salvador, The Bahamas, Cuba, HispaniolaSecond voyage, 1493–1494: Dominica, Hispaniola, Guadeloupe, Antiqua, Puerto Rico, Cuba, JamaicaThird voyage, 1498–1500: St. Vincent, Grenada, Trinidad, Margarita, VenezuelaFourth voyage, 1502–1504: St. Lucia, Martinique, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama

—By Borgna Brunner

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