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From: mgv@duke.UUCP (Marco G. Valtorta)
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Subject: Re: Daily linguistic tidbit: etymology of 'America'
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Date: Fri, 29-Mar-85 08:58:48 EST
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To correct a point: both Cristoforo Colombo and Amerigo Vespucci were
Italian, not Spanish.  A lot of research went on to determine where
Colombo was born.  Researchers have accumulated overwhelming evidence
that he was from Genoa.

					Marco Valtorta