In 1492 an explorer named Christopher Columbus, was sent by Spain to India, accidentally landed in North America. Columbus decided that he wanted to get to the East by going west. He thought that if he sailed far enough west, he would eventually sail around the world enough to reach the East. This unexpected discovery resulted in wide-spread European exploration and colonization of the “New World.”By the time the English began colonization, the Spanish people were already exploring most of North America. The Spanish explorers found 3 massive civilizations in the "New World" .. the Incas, the Mayans, and Aztecs in Central America and Mexico.
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