"How is it possible that Columbus reached the East by sailing west and discovered a new route? It's sheer nonsense!"
"Indeed! The navigation plan he submitted before was full of errors, even underestimating Earth's radius by almost half... How could he possibly reach the East? And he claims to have found India, found Cipangu? It's sheer delusion!..."
"By the Lord's witness! Earth's radius wasn't calculated by him! He used Toscanelli's outdated map. He hasn't even attended school, doesn't count as a scholar, let alone a navigator!..."
"Yes, you're right... But what about that yellow-skinned native?"
"There are yellow-skinned natives on the Canary Islands too! They must have encountered some wild little island, saw a few similar natives, and thought they had reached the East, then brought back a living one... Look at that native's attire, truly a wild man, nothing like the legendary affluent Xipanguans!"
