Columbian Exchange
1492–1700 · Event
Transfer of plants, animals, diseases and people between the Old and New Worlds following 1492; devastated Amerindian populations through smallpox and other pathogens.
On these timelines: Age of Exploration, Latin America, Master, Spain, Pandemics & Plagues
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Around 1492
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