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Who discovered south America

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Martin Waldseemüller

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He was a map maker who actually gave it its name America

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Christopher Columbus

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He lands in South America. Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sets foot on the American mainland for the first time, at the Paria Peninsula in the present-day Venezuela. Thinking it's an island, he christened it Isla Santa and claimed it for Spain. Fun Fact: He was born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451.

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