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Christopher Columbus, the seafaring captain from Genoa (whom at least three Mallorcan towns claim as their own) believed he could reach the East Indies by sailing westwards.
Explore westwards from Charles Street, and you’ll come to the Esplanade, a long narrow park along the Charles River.
Under Ferdinand and Isabella, the unity of Spain as the country we know today was finally achieved, and it was carrying their flag that in 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed westwards and discovered America.
The next major settlement, heading westwards, is Ribeira Brava (if in a hurry, it can be reached in just 15 minutes on the via rápida highway from Funchal).
NASA's scientists have a better understanding of what they are doing in exploring Mars than … Columbus had when he sailed westwards to find the East Indies and stumbled on to the Americas.