[DOC] [TLE] Columbus lands in South America - Aug 01, 1498 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, Columbus lands in South America on Aug 01, 1498. ... 
American mainland for the first time, at the Paria Peninsula in present-day 
Venezuela. Thinking it an island, he christened it Isla Santa and claimed it for 
Spain. ..... The North Vietnamese were partly correct; the attacks, conducted just 
after midnight... [DOC] [TLE] Christopher Columbus - Wikipedia [PAR] Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator, colonizer, and citizen of 
the Republic ... During his first voyage in 1492, he reached the New World 
instead of arriving at .... Columbus therefore estimated the distance from the 
Canary Islands to Japan to be ..... Columbus left for Hispaniola on 16 April 
heading north. [DOC] [TLE] Voyages of Christopher Columbus - Wikipedia [PAR] Date, 1492, 1493, 1498, 1502. Location, Americas. Participants, Christopher 
Columbus and Castilian crew (among others). Outcome, Re-discovery and 
European colonization of the Americas. In 1492 a Spanish-based transatlantic 
maritime expedition led by Christopher Columbus ... This led to the discovery of a 
New World between Europe and Asia. [DOC] [TLE] Christopher Columbus - United States History [PAR] The role of Christopher Columbus in the history of the United States of America. 
... Columbus "admiral of the ocean seas" and governor of the lands he 
discovered. ... with just small gold nuggets and jewelry, but assured them he had 
found islands on ... The third voyage departed from Seville in May 1498, with only 
six ships. [DOC] [TLE] Amerigo - Who Was First? [PAR] By 1497 Columbus had already made two voyages to the New World. ... believed 
he was exploring Asia, he was, in fact, only exploring the Caribbean Islands. ... 
American continent, in what is now called Venezuela during August of 1498. ... 
the Caribbean Islands, which we also call the West Indies, part of North America. [DOC] [TLE] Venezuela Map / Geography of Venezuela / Map of Venezuela ... [PAR] This land was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1498, and named 
Venezuela (Little Venice) by Amerigo Vespucci in 1499. Venezuela was 
colonized by... [DOC] [TLE] Christopher Columbus facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia ... [PAR] Moreover, Columbus' will of 22 February 1498 exhorts his eldest son to make ... 
28 north, where he thought the degree measured only forty nautical miles; thus 
... the Caribbean Sea, Columbus discovered the Leeward Islands and Puerto 
Rico ..... He sailed across the mouth of the Orinoco River (in present Venezuela) 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Venezuela - History - Country Studies [PAR] Three days later, on August 1, 1498, Columbus became the first European to set 
foot on ... Unaware of the significance of his discovery and of the vastness of the 
... A second Spanish expedition, just one year later, was led by Alfonso de Ojeda 
... Subsequent expeditions along the north coast of South America were driven... [DOC] [TLE] American Journeys Background on Narrative of the Third Voyage of ... [PAR] Both North and South America had been inhabited for more than ten thousand ... 
to explore the Caribbean islands and the mainland from Honduras to Venezuela. 
... Columbus reached the island of Trinidad on August 1, 1498, and the South ... 
old, sick, and out of favor at court, Columbus lived only another eighteen months,
... [DOC] [TLE] Age of Exploration Time Line - Home to BruceRuiz.net [PAR] Reached Belle Island on the northern coast of Newfoundland, on June 24, 1497. 
... 1498 - 1500, Christopher Columbus (Third Voyage) - Sailed from the port of ... 
west, along the coast of South America along the Guiana's and Venezuela. ... of 
the King of Spain, only to have it voided by the Line of Demarcation of 1498., and
... [DOC] [TLE] Christopher Columbus: Voyages to the New World - Infoplease [PAR] 3, 1492, Columbus sailed from Palos, Spain, with three small ships, the Santa 
Mara, ... impressed natives aboard, discovered other islands in the

Question: Discovered by Columbus in 1498, this island is just north of Venezuela
Answer: Trinidad