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Christopher Columbus first learns about growing and harvesting maize, now SA’s staple food, from the native population of Cuba.
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South African History Online. (2011, November 7). Christopher Columbus first learns about growing and harvesting maize, now SA’s staple food, from the native population of Cuba.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069138
South African History Online (2011) 'Christopher Columbus first learns about growing and harvesting maize, now SA’s staple food, from the native population of Cuba.', South African History Online, 7 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069138 (Accessed: 7 August 2026).
South African History Online, Christopher Columbus first learns about growing and harvesting maize, now SA’s staple food, from the native population of Cuba. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069138, (accessed 7 August 2026).
"Christopher Columbus first learns about growing and harvesting maize, now SA’s staple food, from the native population of Cuba.." South African History Online, 7 Nov. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069138. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Christopher Columbus first learns about growing and harvesting maize, now SA’s staple food, from the native population of Cuba.." South African History Online. November 7, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069138.
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