24 June 1497
Discovery of Newfoundland
Discovers Newfoundland, naming it "Prima Vista"
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Newfoundland in Italy. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Discovers Newfoundland, naming it "Prima Vista"
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