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Today in History: Columbus sets sail to discover India, reaches America

New Delhi: Born  in Genoa, Italy, in 1451, Christopher Columbus was one of the most famous explorers of all time.  Columbus' birth place Genoa was a great Italian port, and Columbus grew up surrounded by

India TV News Desk India TV News Desk Updated on: August 03, 2013 7:57 IST



Columbus made his first official serving voyage at the age of 24 , from Palos, Spain on Friday , 3rd of August 1474.





He set sail with his fleet of three ships—the Santa Maria, Niña, and Pinta with the motive of discovering India but  he discovered North America instead of India.




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