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Inquisitor Thaken03 Nov 2009 10:32 p.m. PST

What did "Ocean Sea" mean to the Spanish? Was this the original name for the Atlantic Ocean?

Just curious. Thanks.

Personal logo enfant perdus Supporting Member of TMP04 Nov 2009 12:05 a.m. PST

Yes.

Inquisitor Thaken04 Nov 2009 7:58 a.m. PST

Cool.

zippyfusenet04 Nov 2009 9:12 a.m. PST

The 'Ocean Sea' was the one big ocean that surrounded the land mass of the known world: Eurasia + Africa. North and South America (and Australia and Antarctica) were not yet known to Europeans, who had no concept of seperate Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Personal logo John the OFM Supporting Member of TMP04 Nov 2009 9:47 a.m. PST

It was a title, easy to give out, and with little practical meaning.
While Columbus thought it gave him extraordinary powers and authority, in reality no one else did.

Augustus Supporting Member of TMP04 Nov 2009 3:54 p.m. PST

Columbus' problem was entertainment law was in its infancy – had there been the number of lawyers then that there are now, he might have been able to make the Admiral Ocean Sea's powers stick.

RockyRusso04 Nov 2009 4:02 p.m. PST

Hi

Actually, there were lots of italian lawyers, but it was the Castillians who were making these decisions.

Rocky

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