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Discoverer of the Americas
The "discovery" of the Americas is variously attributed to the following people, depending on context and definition:
- Native Americans, the first people to live in the Americas
- Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact, such as those made by the Vikings
- European explorers during the "Age of Exploration", such as:
- Christopher Columbus
- John Cabot
- Joćo Vaz Corte-Real
- Amerigo Vespucci after whom the Americas are named.
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