<prompt> tafadhali geuza maudhui haya ya swahili kwenda kwa kiingereza.mara tu baada ya safari za christopher columbus kwenda amerika alipotua kwenye eneo la karibi mara ya kwanza mwaka 1492, hispania na ureno zilituma jahazi zao kwa upelelezi zaidi na kuanza kudai utawala juu ya maeneo.  <response>: soon after the voyages of christopher columbus to the caribbean in 1492, both portuguese and spanish ships began claiming territories in the region. 