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Columbus Day is celebrated to remember the great discovery of an Italian explorer, Christopher Columbus.0:07
Columbus knew the world was round and he wanted to sail to the other side to get to the east by going west.0:14
Finally, the King and Queen of Spain agreed to help him.0:22
On October 12, 1492, this European sailor discovered a new continent, later called the New World.0:27
Columbus didn't know it was a new continent with some islands surrounding it.0:36
When he came to what is now Cuba, he thought it was China.0:41
Columbus made four voyages to Central America.0:45
Till the end of his life, he was sure the islands and the mainland he had discovered were part of India.0:49
That was why he called the native population Indians.0:56
Soon after his discovery, the Spanish began to explore South America.1:00
This explains why the main language of the lands is Spanish.1:05
Americans celebrate Columbus Day on the 14th of October.1:10
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