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Who was an Italian sailor?

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Vasco da Gama

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Bartholomeo Diaz

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Christopher Columbus

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Ferdinand Magellan

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The correct option is C Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer. A citizen of the Republic of Genoa, under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean.

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