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Anthropology

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9. On Vespucci's 1499 voyage over 200 Bahamian natives were captured and enslaved

Sun Dec 18, 2022, 05:18 AM

Dec 2022

and Vespucci's 1511 will included 5 enslaved individuals in his household

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A Milanese friar mentions North America in 1345 text, 150 years before Columbus [View all] Judi Lynn Dec 2022 OP

I also didn't know they could text back then. vanlassie Dec 2022 #1

Everybody texted back then. jaxexpat Dec 2022 #3

My education was definitely substandard! vanlassie Dec 2022 #7

LOL!!! mrsadm Dec 2022 #8

Columbus is a perfect example of how our history has been distorted. Lonestarblue Dec 2022 #2

Columbus did, however, invent he slave trade. jaxexpat Dec 2022 #5

Great idea for a national holiday on voting day nightwing1240 Dec 2022 #6

It was later but America got it's name from this man nightwing1240 Dec 2022 #4

Not disputing that nightwing1240 Dec 2022 #10

It's pretty well known that the Vikings came here farely frequently Warpy Dec 2022 #11

Another source of information about Markland wnylib Dec 2022 #12