Final answer:
Christopher Columbus traveled about three thousand miles on his first voyage in 1492, landing in the Bahamas. He made four voyages in total, believing he had found a route to Asia and exploring various Caribbean islands as well as the coast of Central America.
Step-by-step explanation:
Christopher Columbus traveled significantly during his exploratory voyages. Beginning August 1492, he embarked on a journey that would cover about three thousand miles and take six weeks to complete, ultimately landing on an island in the Bahamas which was named Guanahani by the native Lucayans. He renamed it San Salvador. Over four voyages between 1492 and 1504, Columbus continually believed he had discovered a route to Asia, reaching various parts of the Caribbean Islands and the coast of Central America.
On his initial voyage, Columbus traveled on three small caravels, with the largest being the Santa Maria, which was only 58 feet long. Despite misconceptions regarding the earth's size and distance to Asia, he set out with three ships, fewer than ninety men, and a year's provisions. After leaving a group of men on Hispaniola to found a settlement, he returned to Spain in 1493. He conducted three more expeditions to the Americas, during which on his third voyage he explored parts of what is today Venezuela.
It's important to note that Columbus's arrival was not the first contact between Europeans and Indigenous peoples in North America; contact had been established nearly five hundred years earlier according to archaeological and historical research.