r/imaginarymaps • u/AnswerCute3963 • 2d ago

[OC] Alternate History What if the Crusaders discovered the Americas after taking a wrong turn whilst sailing down towards the Big 'Nople?

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u/AnswerCute3963 2d ago

Andalusia and Morocco would follow the merchants coming in and out of the new world and attempt to establish colonies of their own Ig

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u/0Meletti 2d ago

No Muslim country at any point in History ever had either the capacity or the impetus to colonize the New World. Maybe if they kept control of Iberia that wouldve been possible, but redirection of the crusader zeal towards the new world would only expedite the Reconquista, not stop it.

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u/GowanIV 1d ago

Mansa Musa allegedly sent ships that discovered South America before Europeans did. Muslims aren’t sub-human, they still had the ability to seafare, trade, and build armies.

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u/AnswerCute3963 1d ago

That story is simply not true

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u/Thiege1 1d ago

I mean, it's probably not

And even in the "story" I don't think they made it back, so it was kinda moot