Cananor was the port of Kannur in southern India, the farthest port reached in India during the 1500–1501 voyage of the Portuguese Pedro Álvares Cabral, the discoverer of Brazil, two of whose ships were encountered returning from India by Vespucci. This may be an indication Waldseemüller thought that the "River of the Cananoreans" could have actually been in the territory of Cananor in India and that America was, therefore, part of India.
Cananor was the port of Kannur in southern India, the most distant port reached in India during the 1500–1501 voyage of Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral, who also discovered Brazil, and whose ships were encountered by Vespucci returning from India. This may suggest that Waldseemüller believed the "River of the Cananoreans" could have actually been located in the territory of Cananor in India, leading him to think that America might be part of India.