Yugoslavia stamps year 1992 – Columbus Discovery of America stamp

Yugoslavia stamps year 1992 – Columbus Discovery of America stamp

Christopher Columbus’s “discovery” of America is a historically significant event that occurred on October 12, 1492, when he made landfall on an island in the Caribbean while searching for a western sea route to Asia. Columbus set out on his first voyage on August 3, 1492, with three ships: the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María. After a challenging journey marked by uncertainty and the crew’s anxiety, they finally spotted land on October 12. The land they encountered was one of the islands in the Bahamas, likely San Salvador, although there is some debate among historians about the exact location. Columbus’s arrival in the Americas had profound and far-reaching consequences. It initiated the Columbian Exchange, a widespread exchange of plants, animals, culture, technology, and ideas between the Old World (Europe, Africa, and Asia) and the New World (the Americas).