[PJ-Comix]

To the pagan human sacrifice Indians of the new world, that was absolutely the single most important result of his exploration.

Oh, and the "little" fact that over 90% of the Indians got wiped out by Yellow Fever.

[Reily]

More likely it was smallpox contacted through Basque fishermen who were following the cod runs.

There is some circumstantial evidence that the Basque were aware of some parts of North America due to their wide ranging pursuit of cod.

[doosee]

Oh, and the “little” fact that over 90% of the Indians got wiped out by Yellow Fever.

PJ - keep in mind that nearly all of the history books used in US schools came from Protestant related writers with a heavily negative slant against anything Catholic -— Broaden your reading a little.