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What Columbus discovered was that there was land to the West of Europe, along the route he took, which was not known at the time.

• cardamomo 4y ago
  "Was not known" by whom?
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  • nitwit005 4y ago
    Let me just reverse this, re-using my words. Who do you imagine knew "that there was land to the West of Europe, along the route he took"?
    • ahelwer 4y ago
      Wow, he sure gets a lot of clout - his name showing up in this internet thread half a millennium later - for an achievement with so many qualifiers!
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