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Re:Advice on Reading Homer in Translation by sdeer on Tuesday September 17, 2024 @02:42PM (#41571131)
It was Balboa who led the first European expedition across isthmus of Panama and saw the Pacific Ocean and claimed it (yes,the whole Ocean) for Spain. Cortez to my knowledge never set foot in Panama.

The Scottish colony was much later.

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Re:Advice on Reading Homer in Translation by snakeboy on Tuesday September 17, 2024 @05:46PM (#41573195)
True, but "stout Cortez" sounds better than "stout Balboa" ;)
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