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🇪🇸 #OnThisDay in 1492, Christopher Columbus landed at the northeastern coast of modern day Cuba and claimed the island for the Kingdom of Spain, naming it Isla Juana after John, Prince of Asturias — the only son of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon.
🇬🇧 Uniform of the 86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot, an infantry regiment of the #BritishArmy raised on 30 October 1793 in response to the threat posed by the French Revolution.
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A 19th century painting depicting the Battle of Sidi Brahim in French Algeria between the soldiers of Abdelkader Del Djezairi and Lucien de Montagnac.
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Built in Kochi, India circa 1512, the Santa Catarina do Monte Sinai was a higher-castle Portuguese carrack. In 1524, it served as Vasco da Gama’s flagship during his third voyage to India.
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After securing financial support from Isabella I of Castile, Christopher Columbus launched his first voyage in August, 1492.
In October that year, Columbus made landfall in the Bahamas. Upon his return to his patrons he brought back natives and gold and was hailed as a hero.