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In '''1492''', [[Christopher Columbus]] embarked on his first voyage to the [[Americas]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora]]'') Sometime before, during, or after this voyage, [[the Doctor]] acquired the explorer's business card ([[DW]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'')
== Events ==
:''This date is not made explicit in ''Masque'', but it is implied because Columbus' return in [[1493]] is specifically denoted.
* [[Christopher Columbus]] embarks on his first voyage to the Americas which would lead to him erroneously being credited as having discovered the continent (in fact others had visited the continent over the previous half-millennia). Nonetheless, his voyages trigger the large-scale exploration and colonization of the "New World". Sometime before, during, or after this voyage, [[the Doctor]] acquires the explorer's business card ([[DW]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'')
 
 
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Revision as of 02:02, 23 April 2010

In 1492, Christopher Columbus embarked on his first voyage to the Americas. (DW: The Masque of Mandragora) Sometime before, during, or after this voyage, the Doctor acquired the explorer's business card (DW: The Two Doctors)

This date is not made explicit in Masque, but it is implied because Columbus' return in 1493 is specifically denoted.
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