I have come to believe that this is a mighty continent which was hithe…

Christopher Columbus
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I have come to believe that this is a mighty continent which was hitherto unknown. I am greatly supported in this view by reason of this great river [Ozama], and by this sea which is fresh. ✨ Journal of the Third Voyage (May - August 1498), 1498.
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I have come to believe that this is a mighty continent which was hitherto unknown. I am greatly supported in this view by reason of this great river [Ozama], and by this sea which is fresh. ✨ Journal of the Third Voyage (May - August 1498), 1498.

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