The oldest European settlement in the Americas. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 1589.

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Altamira, Brazilian municipality with larger area than mainland Portugal. The municipality of Altamira, in the state of Pará, is one of the largest in the world and the largest in Brazil according to the IBGE. It occupies an area of 159,533 km². The mainland of Portugal has an area of 92,090 km².

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The first map that showed America, Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain

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