Iberia's PilotChristopher Columbus. Spain is called “Iberia,” and the Spaniards the “Iberi.” The river Ebro is a corrupt form of the Latin Iberus. Launched with Iberia's pilot from the steep, To worlds unknown, and isles beyond the deep. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Iberia's Pilot from Infoplease:
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