Christopher Columbus became the first explorer and trader to cross the Atlantic Ocean and sight the land of the Americas, on 12 October 1492, under the flag of Castile, a former kingdom of modern day Spain.
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Christopher Columbus landed on Puerto Rico on September 25, 1493.
Cristobal Colón (Spanish - Name he called himself in later life)
Christofaro Colombo (Native Italian Name)