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Columbus discovery and limits of his knowledge of the New World
The article recalls Columbus four voyages and notes his limited understanding of the Americas. It contrasts his topography and encounters in Cuba and the Bahamas with later Aztec and Inca civilizations, detailing Powhatan, Moki, Zuni, and Great Lakes trade, plus Peru and Mexico. It emphasizes Columbus did not grasp the continent's civilizations and died thinking he found only primitive peoples.
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Columbus
Ferdinand
Saint Elmo
Sallora
Elmo
Christopher Columbus
America
New World
Cuba
Haiti
Caribbean
Asia
China
Whe Hing
Spain
Tartary
West Indies
United States
Colum
Bus
Mexico
Peru
Meazico
Axtec
Mona
Cortes
Ecuador
Bolitia
Chile
Casco
Andes
Kig
Walla
Americe
Ims
Coloma
Tove Potning
Central America
aAsTlentor
South America