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File:Columbus landing on Hispaniola adj.jpg

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Deutsch: Kolumbus Ankunft in der neuen Welt, Kupferstich
English: Columbus landing on Hispaniola, Dec. 6, 1492; greeted by Arawak Indians
Date 1594
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