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No. Columbus was. A great deal of what he wrote and claimed was a lie. He only reached south America.

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Q: Was Amerigo Vespucci the first European to reach the Caribbean Islands.?
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Who discovered the Falkland islands?

Amerigo Vespucci


Amerigo Vespucci what was he looking for?

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