Quote by Oscar Wilde

America had often been discovered before Columbus, but it had always been hushed up.

America had often been discovered before Columbus, but it ha

Summary

This quote suggests that despite prior explorations and discoveries of America before Christopher Columbus, this knowledge was intentionally concealed or suppressed. The quote hints at the idea that Columbus is widely credited with discovering America due to the deliberate efforts to suppress or downplay any previous discoveries. It implies that there may have been a hidden history of explorers who had already arrived in America but were not acknowledged or given recognition for their early discoveries.

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By Oscar Wilde

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