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But Columbus had grossly underestimated the size of the world, and when he reached San Salvador, Haiti (Hispaniola) and Cuba he thought he had reached the Far East.  So he called the natives "Indians".  He left some men there but they were eventually killed by the natives.  Columbus reported back that new people had been found to evangelize.

But Columbus had grossly underestimated the size of the world, and when he reached San Salvador, Haiti (Hispaniola) and Cuba he thought he had reached the Far East.  So he called the natives "Indians".  He left some men there but they were eventually killed by the natives.  Columbus reported back that new people had been found to evangelize.

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[[File:Treaty_of_Tordesillas.png|right|600px]]

Soon Spain and Portugal divided the Americas with the [[Line of Demarcation]], drawn by Pope Alexander VI, such that Portugal could control east of the line, and Spain had dominion over west of the line.  The [[Treaty of Tordesillas]] moved the line in 1493.  It was a North-South line that gave North America and the western part of South America to Spain, but Brazil was given to Portugal.  That's why Brazilians speak Portuguese to this day.

Soon Spain and Portugal divided the Americas with the [[Line of Demarcation]], drawn by Pope Alexander VI, such that Portugal could control east of the line, and Spain had dominion over west of the line.  The [[Treaty of Tordesillas]] moved the line in 1493.  It was a North-South line that gave North America and the western part of South America to Spain, but Brazil was given to Portugal.  That's why Brazilians speak Portuguese to this day.  But France and Protestant countries (including England) ignored these lines.

The incredible genius of Columbus -- or Providence -- was demonstrated a year later on his second voyage across the Atlantic.  Amid the vast ocean, Columbus was able to return to exactly the same location that he had reached on his first voyage on the island of [[Hispaniola]].  That is like finding a needle in a haystack the size of a football stadium.  But Columbus's colony had not survived in his absence.

The incredible genius of Columbus -- or Providence -- was demonstrated a year later on his second voyage across the Atlantic.  Amid the vast ocean, Columbus was able to return to exactly the same location that he had reached on his first voyage on the island of [[Hispaniola]].  That is like finding a needle in a haystack the size of a football stadium.  But Columbus's colony had not survived in his absence.