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When Columbus discovered north America what people were already here?

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 4/28/2022

Well that depends where is "here". If you mean the first place where he set foot on, then that would be San Salvador which means Saint Savoir. So the natives of Salvador were there.

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