Giovanni Battista Ramusio

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View of Mexico City, from Giovanni Battista Ramusios Navigationi et Viaggi, 1557.The riches claimed by the Spanish in Hispaniola and the West Indies were soon eclipsed by the discovery and conquest of Mexico (1519–1521) by Hernando Cortes.

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Born	July 20, 1485 • Treviso
Died	July 10, 1557 (aged 71) • Padua

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