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Didn't he also never reached the continent, just some islands, which then were used as a starting point for more expeditions?
by PurpleRamen 3y ago
Didn't he also never reached the continent, just some islands, which then were used as a starting point for more expeditions?
- hn_throwaway_99 3y agoNo, he definitely reached Central and South America. But even until his death he had insisted he had reached the East Indies.
- PurpleRamen 3y agoAh, according to Wikipedia, he only reached the continent on his third and fourth voyage. On his first two expeditions, he was only cruising around the Bahamas, Cuba, etc.
- runeofdoom 3y agoI think I recall that his grants from the Spanish crown (and part of his fame) were tied to him having made it to the East Indies. So there would have been motivation for him to stick with his stories.