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Re:A monk in 14th-century Italy wrote about the Americas by krapp on Friday September 24, 2021 @08:25PM (#28649254)
> and then mistakenly assumed he made it, since the Caribbean was where he wrongly thought Asia was going to be.

... which is why Native Americans have been referred to as "Indians," because Columbus was certain he'd reached the Indies.

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Re:A monk in 14th-century Italy wrote about the Americas by interestica on Friday September 24, 2021 @08:37PM (#28649321)
And why the Caribbean is alternatively known as the West Indies.
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Re:A monk in 14th-century Italy wrote about the Americas by tialaramex on Friday September 24, 2021 @09:25PM (#28649582)
"No, of course not, not North Wales" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df-uemc-e3w
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Re:A monk in 14th-century Italy wrote about the Americas by felipelemos on Saturday September 25, 2021 @06:20AM (#28651959)
It's important to remember that he thought he was in the Indian sea, not the Indian country. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/mnvt37/did_t...
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