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This person wrote about a island that he called Colba, now known as Cuba______________?
Correct answer: C. Columbus
- A. John Smith
- B. Coronado
- C. Columbus
- D. De Vaca
Explanation
Christopher Columbus described Cuba as an island called “Colba” in his accounts of exploration. The other figures were later explorers or colonizers, not the writer associated with this description.
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