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ofpresterjohnbysea,hadreaostpoint
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hope
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bylandheediterraneanandafterleaving
egypt,hetravelledsouth
there,travellingthroughtheersofthepersiangulfhfeenhadseensincethedaysofalexanderthegreat,eighteencenturiesbefore,hevisitedgoaandcalicutontheastofindiaagreatdealofhe
islandoftheondagascarolie
halfued,paid
aseedina,crossedtheredsea
onof
presterjohn,hantheblacknegusor
kingofabyssinia,orshadadoptedchristianityinthefourthcentury,sevenhundredyearsbeforethechristianssionarieshadfoundtheiroscandinavia
thesenyvoyageshadnvincedtheportuguesegeographersandcartographersthathevoyagetotheindiesbyaneastesearouteeanseasy
thentherearoseagreatdebatesopeopleedtontinuetheexplorationseastofthecapeofgoodhopeotherssaid,``no,ustsailacrosstheatlanticandthenweshallreachcathay
letusstaterightherethatstintelligentpeopleofthatdaylynvincedthattheearthasflatasa
pancakebuteansysteftheuniverse,
inventedanddulydesy,thegreat
egyptiangeographer,hesendcenturyof
ourera,pleneedsofthenofthe
ddleages,hadlongbeendiscardedbythescientistsoftherenaissancetheyhadacceptedthedoctrineofthepolishthetician,nilauspeicus,udieshadn
vincedhihattheearthberofroundplas
uedaroundthesun,adisveryventure
topublishforthirtysixyearsitedin1548,
theyearofhisdeathfroearoftheholyinquisition,apapalurtablishedinthethirteenthcentury
heheresiesofthealbigensesandthewaldensesinfranceandinitalyveryldheresiesofdevoutlypiouspeoplebelieveinprivatepropertyandpreferredtoliveinontthreatenedthe
absolutepoebutthebeliefinthe
roundnessoftheearthnangthenauticalexpertsand,asisaid,theyingtherespective
advantagesoftheeasteandtheeroutes
angtheadvocatesoftheeroutewasagenoese
rinerbythenaofboheheson
ofaerchantheseetohavebeenastudentatthe
universityofpaviaatheticsand
geotrythenhetookuphisfatherstradebutsoonwefindhinediterraneantravellingonbusiness
thereafteroenglandbuther
henorthinsearchofhecaptainofashipwe
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inthetenthcenturyhadsettledingreenlandandwhohadvisitedaricaintheeleventhcentury,whenleifsvesselhadbeenblootheastofvineland,orlabrador
eofthosefareloniesnoone
kneericanlonyofthorfinnkarlsefne,thehusbandoftheherthorstein,foundedinthe
year1003,hadbeendisntinuedthreeyearslateronacuntofthehostilityoftheesquiuxasforgreenland,notathesettlerssincetheyear1440
verylikelythegreenlandershadalldiedoftheblackdeathkilledhalfthepeopleofnorwayhowever
thatghtbe,thetraditionofa``vastlandinthedistantstillsurvivedangthepeopleofthefaroeandiceland,andloosthaveheardofithegatheredfurtherinfortionangthefisheofthenorthesttishislandsand
thenarriedthedaughterofone
ofthecaptainshe
navigator
frohatntontheyear1478hedevotedhielf
tothequestoftheeroutetotheindieshesenthisplansforsuchavoyagetotheurtsofportugalandspaintheportuguese,onop
olyoftheeasteroute,listentohisplansin
spain,ferdinandofaragonandisabellaofcastile,whoserriagein1469haddespainintoasinglekingdowerebusydrivingtheorsfroheirlaststronghold,granadatheyhadnoneyforriskyexpeditionstheyneededeverypesetafortheirsoldiers
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bearrepeatingtheorssurrenderedgranadaonthesendofjanuaryoftheyear1492inthenthofaprilofthesayear,luussignedantracththekingand
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inalsnityofpunishnt
iftheyjoinedtheexpeditionattoing
offriday,the12thofobusdisveredlandon
thefourthofjanuaryoftheyear1493,luuswavedfarewelltothe44nofthelittlefortressoflanavidadnoneofeward
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outlyingislandsoftheindiesandcalledthenativesredindianshehastenedtobarcelonatotellhisfaithfulpatronsthathehadbeensuccessfulandthattheroadtothe
