1492: Conquest of Paradise
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may have found new evidence
proving these great men mistaken!

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You are aware of Marin de Tyr?
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We are.
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Then you are also aware that
his theories contradict Ptolemeus...

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De Tyr believes the ocean to be
only 750 leagues.

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Toscanelli...
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and the French Cardinal D'Ailly,
both think De Tyr

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is accurate in his calculations.
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Therefore the ocean can be crossed.
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Silence!
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Gentlemen, are we here to examine
this man's proposal, or not?

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Let's suppose the moment...
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Marin de Tyr is right.
ln your opinion,

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how long would it take?
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Seven weeks.
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Six, during the summer.
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De Tyr is wrong.
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He's contradicted by the finest...
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geographers.
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Your voyage, Senor Colombus,
would take a year.

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Suppose you cross the ocean
and reach Asia...

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What would Spain do there?
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Trade, Your Excellency.
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According to Marco Polo,
the Kingdom of China is one of
the richest lands in the

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The meanest buildings
are roofed in gold.

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lt's your only interest?
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Gold?
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No.
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l'll bring these people to God
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and make them subjects
of Castille and Aragon.

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From a Realm,
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Spain will become an Empire!
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lf God intended
our proximity to Asia

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do you believe he'd have waited
for you to show it?

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He chose a carpenter's son
to reveal Himself to the world.


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