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Columbus made some voyages to the New World. In 1492 he [ ] some islands in Central America. Spain [ ] very much interested in that land. The second voyage [ ] in September 1493. Columbus [ ] seventeen ships with him. On that voyage he [ ] in Cuba but he [ ] it [ ] an island. Columbus [ ] four trips in all to the New World but he never [ ] on the mainland of North America. Nowadays people [ ] Columbus as a great traveller and the discoverer of America.