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1492
Christopher Columbus found that the western side of the world wasn’t the end of the world
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1546
Sailors drifted for days in calm water off the coast of El Hierro went ashore and gave the islanders an image of the Virgin Mary that had been carrying for delivery to the New world.
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El Hierro has been working steadily at becoming the first independent island in the world
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United Nations educational scienctific and cultural organization harmed El Hierro a biosphere reserve, thus protecting 60% of the islands pristine territory.