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1 Columbus believed that Asia was much closer going west from Europe than the experts claimed.
2 On Aug. 10, 1519, Magellan set sail with 270 men and five ships: the Trinidad (commanded by Magellan), the San Antonio, the Victoria, the Conception, and the Santiago. From Spain, the fleet sailed to Brazil and then headed south, hugging the coast only one ship returned
3 The explorer Christopher Columbus made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain: in 1492, 1493, 1498 and 1502. He was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia, but he never did.
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:This was the main factor that Columbus and the experts disagreed about. Columbus believed that Asia was much closer going west from Europe than the experts claimed. This is what encouraged him to travel this route, as he believed the trip to be possible