Historians generally credit João Faras-astronomer and physician of King Manuel I of Portugal who accompanied Pedro Álvares Cabral in the discovery of Brazil in 1500-for being the first European to depict it correctly.

Historians generally refer to the continuing Roman Empire in the east as the Byzantine Empire after Byzantium, the original name of the town that Constantine I would elevate to the Imperial capital as New Rome in 330 AD.

Historians such as Prescott generally lost track of Marina after her journey to Central America.

Historians of pacifism Peter Brock and Thomas Paul Socknat define pacifism " in the sense generally accepted in English-speaking areas " as " an unconditional rejection of all forms of warfare ".

Historians have generally criticized Jefferson for his embargo policy.

Historians have noted that naturalists had long been aware that the individuals of a species differed from one another, but had generally considered such variations to be limited and unimportant deviations from the archetype of each species, that archetype being a fixed ideal in the mind of God.

Historians generally agree that the middle classes held high personal moral standards ( and usually followed them ), but have debated whether the working classes followed suit.

Historians generally agree that the adoption of the term " Uyghur " is based on a decision from a 1921 conference in Tashkent, which was attended by Turkic Muslims from the Tarim Basin ( Xinjiang ).

Historians, makers, and players generally distinguish between Renaissance and Baroque viols.

Historians generally agree that the middle classes held high personal moral standards and rejected cohabitation.

Historians generally consider the Battle of Jumonville Glen as the opening battle of the French and Indian War in North America and the start of hostilities in the Ohio valley.

Historians generally have found problems with Adam's claims, such as that Sweyn was driven into exile in Scotland for a period as long as fourteen years.

Historians generally refer to this period as Radical Reconstruction.

Historians generally consider Manchukuo a puppet state of Imperial Japan because of the Japanese military's strong presence and strict control of the government administration.

Historians generally recognize the Old Salt Route as part of a much longer path, which functioned as an important connection between the northern and southern reaches of the country.

Historians today generally dismiss the authenticity of the find, attributing it to a publicity stunt performed to raise funds to repair the Abbey, which was mostly burned in 1184.

Historians generally view Niebuhr as a leader of the Romantic Era and symbol of German national spirit that emerged after the defeat at Jena.

" Historians generally reject the popular notion that the delegates were inspired by the Iroquois Confederation.

Historians debate on the structure and size of pageant wagons however, they are generally miniature house-like structures that rest on four to six wheels depending on the size of the wagon.

Historians generally view Reid as a victim of circumstance: like many governments across Canada, his was defeated by the Great Depression.

Historians both in China and abroad have generally portrayed her as a despot and villain responsible for the fall of the Dynasty, while others have suggested that her opponents among the reformers succeeded in making her a scapegoat for problems beyond her control, that she stepped in to prevent disorder, that she was no more ruthless than other rulers, and that she was even an effective if reluctant reformer in the last years of her life.

Historians have generally been highly critical of Dagobert's conduct in the Holy Land.

( Historians generally believed that Wang had two motives in doing this — one was, in case Emperor Ping recovered from the poisoning, to use this to try to absolve himself of involvement in the poisoning, and the second was to leave for posterity evidence of his faithfulness.

Historians generally agree that by the middle of the 1st century, the religion had penetrated to areas north of the Huai River.

Historians contend that the era of racial liberalism had its roots in New Deal liberalism.

Historians consider this the decisive factor in convincing Alboin to undertake a migration, even though there are indications that before the war with the Gepids a decision was maturing to leave for Italy, a country thousands of Lombards had seen in the 550s when hired by the Byzantines to fight in the Gothic War.

Historians are divided on the detail of Ælle's life and existence as it was during the least-documented period in English history of the last two millennia.

Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race ; as well as the study of all history in time.

Apparently, Art Historians faces the facts that there are no contemporary documents to help them certify his date of birth, birthplace, and family background – there have been theories and these are the most accepted – he was born in 1753, probably Edo, and his father was an owner of a Tea-house.

Historians are unsure at what point wrestling changed from competitive catch wrestling into worked entertainment.

Historians are divided about what followed: some argue that the takeover of southern Great Britain by the Anglo-Saxons was peaceful.

Historians are in disagreement with how much Jefferson was committed to the anti-slavery cause.

Historians are paying increasing attention to less conventional sources, such as poetry in his praise and manuscripts associated with his name.

Historians have been struck by the correspondence with names in Fagrskinna, which says that two of the kings who died with Eirik in his final battle against Olaf were called Harékr and Ragnvald, although they are not identified as relatives.

The New Historians (, HaHistoryonim HaHadashim ) are a loosely-defined group of Israeli historians who have challenged traditional versions of Israeli history, including Israel's role in the Palestinian Exodus in 1948 and Arab willingness to discuss peace.

" Historians are undecided if Lincoln actually said this line, and in a letter that Stowe wrote to her husband a few hours after meeting with Lincoln no mention of this comment was made.

Historians are unsure what the name means.

Historians are divided over whether or not Rosamund's relationship with the King produced children.

Historians are divided on whether or not Edward ever had an official that could be called a chancellor, but they are agreed that Leofric did not hold such an office.

Historians find many arguments against this location, but are unable to agree on a better one.

Historians are uncertain of the source of Galloway Township's name.

" Historians are not yet agreed on the exact role of the societies " in the Whiskey Rebellion, wrote historian Mark Spencer in 2003, " but there was a degree of overlap between society membership and the Whiskey Rebels ".

Historians Thomas F. Glick and Bernard S. Bachrach are less sceptical.

Historians are still skeptical as to whether Ryti's Freemasonry influenced his political actions.

Historians have noted the similarities between the events leading to the First Samnite War and events which according to Thucydides caused the Peloponnesian War, but there are differences as well.

Historians are well aware that diaries are often written with a view to later publication.