He thought he had found the edge of Asia.

On October 28, 1492, during his first voyage across the Atlantic, Christopher Columbus reached the northeastern coast of Cuba. He was searching for a route to the riches of the East and believed the land might be part of the Asian mainland.

Cuba, home to the Taíno people, was in fact the largest island in the Caribbean. Within two decades Spain began colonizing it, beginning centuries of Spanish rule that shaped the island's language, culture and history.

How do you think history would differ if Columbus had known where he really was?

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