Columbus was the first fairly well-known travelers crossed the Atlantic Ocean in the subtropical and tropical zone of the northern hemisphere and the first European to walk in the Caribbean. He laid the foundation for the study of South and Central America. He opened all the Greater Antilles - a central part of the Bahamas, Lesser Antilles (fromDominica to the Virgin Islands, inclusive), as well as several smaller islands in the Caribbean Sea and the island of Trinidad off the coast of South Ameriki.Data of Birth: October 27 1451.Data death: May 20, 1506 (54 years)
