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'''Prince Madog''' is commonly held, by all true blooded Welsh men and women, to be the first discoverer of [[America]].<ref>There is substantial evidence for making this claim, see [http://www.madoc1170.com/evidence.htm The Madog Claim Evidence]</ref>  

'''Prince Madog''' is commonly held, by all true blooded Welsh men and women, to be the first discoverer of [[America]].<ref>There is substantial evidence for making this claim, see [http://www.madoc1170.com/evidence.htm The Madog Claim Evidence]</ref>  

Madog was a son of Owain Gwynedd, a 12th century king of Gwynedd (now a county in North [[Wales]]) who had nineteen children, of which only six were legitimate. Madog (Madoc), one of the bastard sons, was born at [[Dolwyddelan]] Castle in the Lledr valley between [[Betws-y-Coed]] and [[Blaenau Ffestiniog]].  On the death of the King in December 1169, the brothers fought amongst themselves for the right to rule Gwynedd. Madog, although brave and adventurous, was also a  man of peace. In 1170 he and his brother, Riryd, sailed from Aber-Kerrik-Gwynan on the North Wales Coast (now Rhos-on-Sea) in two ships, the ''Gorn Gwynant'' and the ''Pedr Sant''. They sailed west and landed in what is now [[Alabama]] in the [[USA]].

Madog was a son of Owain Gwynedd, a 12th-century king of Gwynedd (now a county in North [[Wales]]) who had nineteen children, of which only six were legitimate. Madog (Madoc), one of the bastard sons, was born at [[Dolwyddelan]] Castle in the Lledr valley between [[Betws-y-Coed]] and [[Blaenau Ffestiniog]].  On the death of the King in December 1169, the brothers fought amongst themselves for the right to rule Gwynedd. Madog, although brave and adventurous, was also a  man of peace. In 1170 he and his brother, Riryd, sailed from Aber-Kerrik-Gwynan on the North Wales Coast (now Rhos-on-Sea) in two ships, the ''Gorn Gwynant'' and the ''Pedr Sant''. They sailed west and landed in what is now [[Alabama]] in the [[USA]].

==Evidence==

==Evidence==

[[Image:Madan coracles.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Mandan indians and their boats in a painting by George Caitlin. <br> Note that the boats are exactly the same size, shape and construction as traditional Welsh [[coracle]]s]]

[[Image:Madan coracles.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Mandan Indians and their boats in a painting by George Caitlin. <br> Note that the boats are exactly the same size, shape and construction as traditional Welsh [[coracle]]s]]

===George Caitlin===

===George Caitlin===

George Catlin was a nineteenth-century painter who lived amongst Indian tribes, including the Mandans. He was impressed by their physical characteristics: <blockquote>"A stranger in the Mandan village is first struck with the different shades of complexion, and various colors of hair which he sees in a crowd about him, and is almost disposed to exclaim that these are not Indians." The artist also noted "a most pleasing symmetry and proportion of features, with hazel, gray and blue eyes." <ref>George Caitlin, 1844, "Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and conditions of North American Indians,"</ref></blockquote>

George Catlin was a nineteenth-century painter who lived amongst Indian tribes, including the Mandans. He was impressed by their physical characteristics: <blockquote>"A stranger in the Mandan village is first struck with the different shades of complexion, and various colors of hair which he sees in a crowd about him, and is almost disposed to exclaim that these are not Indians." The artist also noted "a most pleasing symmetry and proportion of features, with hazel, gray and blue eyes." <ref>George Caitlin, 1844, "Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and conditions of North American Indians,"</ref></blockquote>