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Christopher Columbus - Part 4: Facing the challenges of a new world
The second series of voyages marked a shift from temporary landfalls to the establishment of a permanent presence. Columbus returned with a larger fleet, dozens of ships, and a thousand colonists and soldiers. This attempt at settlement was an experiment in social engineering conducted under duress. The colonists faced unfamiliar crops, insects that ravaged their supplies, and a climate that seemed to conspire against them.
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