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: O'Gorman argues that America was not "discovered" in 1492 because a discovery implies finding something that the seeker already knows exists or is looking for. Columbus was looking for Asia; therefore, he could not "discover" a continent he didn't know was there. Instead, the concept of "America" was invented over time as Europeans gradually interpreted the land as a new, distinct fourth part of the world.

: For a review of the event from the perspective of those on the receiving end, Miguel León-Portilla's " The Broken Spears " provides indigenous accounts of the arrival and conquest, offering a stark contrast to European journals. El Descubrimiento de AmГ©rica

: He views the event as the moment European thought had to break away from its rigid medieval worldview (which only accounted for three continents) to accommodate this new reality, effectively birthing the "Modern Age." : O'Gorman argues that America was not "discovered"