Giovanni Battista Ramusio: Quick Facts

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

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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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