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Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus (Italian: Cristoforo ColomboSpanish: Cristóbal ColónPortuguese: Cristóvão Colomboborn before 31 October 145120 May 1506) was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer, born in the Republic of Genoa, in what is today northwestern Italy.

Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World.
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For the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps.
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Stood off and on during the night, determining not to come to anchor till morning, fearing to meet with shoals; continued our course in the morning; and as the island was found to be six or seven leagues distant, and the tide was against us, it was noon when we arrived there.
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Tomorrow morning before we depart, I intend to land and see what can be found in the neighborhood.
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These people are very unskilled in arms... with 50 men they could all be subjected and made to do all that one wished.
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