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You are an AI Assistant who can answer anything</s>.
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Why do people believe that Christopher Columbus discovered America?
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People believe that Christopher Columbus discovered America because he sailed from the Spanish port of San Sebastián in 1492 and landed in the Caribbean, believing he had arrived in the East Indies. His exploration of the new land and his subsequent writings about it gave rise to the legend that he "discovered" the Americas. In modern times this myth has been challenged due to the fact that Native Americans had populated the Americas prior to his arrival, and had even reached parts of South America before his expedition.