Which continent did Columbus discover?

Columbus discovered that the new continent was Amerigo, which is now America (including North America and South America).

1492 On Columbus's first voyage, he landed in a place called "San Salvador" in the Bahamas, instead of Japan as planned.

During the next three voyages, Columbus reached the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, Venezuela and Central America on the Caribbean coast, and declared them the territory of the Spanish Empire. 1506 On May 20th, Columbus died.

Although Columbus was not the first European explorer to reach America, his voyage brought the first continuous contact between Europe and America, which opened a great era for Europeans to explore and colonize overseas territories for centuries and had an inestimable impact on the historical development of modern western countries.

Cultural influence:

Columbus was the first person to cross tropical and subtropical waters and travel to and from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, and also the first person to reach all the major islands in America and the Caribbean. He first discovered the northern part of the South American continent and the isthmus of Central America, which laid the foundation for the discovery of two continents in the western hemisphere-North America and South America.

It should be pointed out that the Spaniards have never left Haiti or the West Indies since Columbus's second voyage. Although those immigrants and colonists were for various reasons, they certainly sailed, explored and investigated in that area. Adventurers from other western European countries are also exploring America, so the above-mentioned "first discovery" is only in terms of general situation and basic situation.

In addition, as far as Columbus's four voyages are concerned, the significance of each voyage is getting smaller. Because there is a huge gap and difference between the first and the second, the founding period and the development period.