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Sailed this day nineteen leagues, and determined to count less than the true number, that the crew might not be dismayed if the voyage should prove long.

Christopher Columbus

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Christopher Columbus
Died: 1506
Died: May 19
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Cristoforo Colombo
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Cristóbal Colón
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