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More like _'an all-you-can-eat buffet of *tiny* hat eating'_. AMIRITE?!

Seriously though, thanks for penning this. Columbus Day as a US phenomenon chews up a lot of attention, I never even considered how he would be thought of in Spain/Italy. You're right, there are so many other characters in Italian history to dilute his significance.

In Irish secondary school history, they all get lumped together as 'European Explorers'. I found expeditions other than Columbus' to be far more compelling stories. Vasco da Gama's was my favourite.

'The Age of Exploration' is one of those historical topics that, unfortunately, I've avoided for years. I just found the commentary to be so shrill. But maybe now I'll dip my toe.

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