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Asklemmy · 1 year ago

Did the average European know about the New World around 1500? Did people fantasize about the New World in a way similar to how people fantasize about space travel today?

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Did the average European know about the New World around 1500? Did people fantasize about the New World in a way similar to how people fantasize about space travel today?

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Asklemmy · 1 year ago

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I asked this in askhistorians as well but it’s not active (it should be though!).

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I’m gonna start refering to myself as a new-worlder now.

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