The Chinese........
they didn't discover cacao but i believe they discovered cocoa. :)
Gold was discover in 1848 and one of the settlers are james marshell
In 1271 when Marco was 17 years old he went with his father and uncle through the Holy Land, Persia and Tartary and at length to China, then called Cathay. It took 3 years to reach China. The emperor was named Kublai Khan who lived in Peking. Marco's father had been there before so when he came to the court of Khan he was glad to see them. He was also greatly pleased with the young Polo. At 21 Marco was sent on important business to distant parts of China and he became the envoy of the Chinese crown. Later, Polo will take the daughter of Khan to marry the monarch of the Persia. They left in 14 ships to carry the wedding party to Persia. So, to answer your question I guess he did discover the Persian Empire.
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he discovered china in 1298
The Chinese........
John Smith did not discover Virginia.
a way to china
He did not discover anything. He is considered the father of classic liberalism.
Columbus wanted to discover a route westward from Europe to China and the Indies.
Asia and china
he didn't exacly discover china it was already land but he named it china
china
Some believe that he did discover China , but I'm pretty sure he didn't.
In 2008
John Venn