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Referenced when discussing Washington Irving, noting 'he writes about the Alhambra.' Irving is also credited with inventing the 19th century myth that people in Columbus's time believed the world was flat

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Mentioned in the context of discussing the origins of Santa Claus/St. Nicholas traditions in America - Irving wrote this in 1809 and noted that the first Dutch ship to moor off Manhattan had St. Nicholas as its figurehead