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| Christian God forbids blood, raw meat |
The name "Patagonia" refers to the region, the land of giants with giant feet and footprints.
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| Modern Afghan cannibal cave giant (yakkha) |
Although Pigafetta's account does not describe how this name came about, subsequent popular interpretations gave credence to a derivation meaning "land of the big feet."
However, this etymology is questionable. The term might be derived from an actual character name, "Patagón," a savage creature confronted by Primaleón of Greece, the hero in the homonymous Spanish chivalry novel (knight-errantry tale) by Francisco Vázquez [63].
Chronicle's many more details
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| No giants have ever existed. |
Magellan's perception of the natives, dressed in skins and eating raw meat, may have recalled the uncivilized Patagón in Vázquez's book.
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| European meets American giants |
(In his chronicle, Pigafetta describes the Patagonians as "roaring like bulls"). More
There are really giants on earth?
Siberian Asian Clovis DNA: not first
(Discovery Future) Clovis culture Anzick-1 DNA found and analyzed. The Clovis were not the first Americans, not the first arrivals on the continent (the Americas). There have been older finds such as Monte Verde, Chile and the older White Sands footprints in New Mexico
- Universe Inside You; The Lore Lodge; Discovery Future; Xochitl, Seth Auberon, Pfc. Sandoval (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly






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