Christopher Columbus Quotes


It is true that after they have been reassured and have lost this fear, they are so artless and so free with all they possess, that no one would believe it without having seen it. Of anything they have, if you ask them for it, they never say no; rather they invite the person to share it, and show as much love as if they were giving their hearts.


Citations

Columbus, Christopher. "Letter to Luis de Santangel." Select Letters of Christopher Columbus, with Other Original Documents, Relating to His Four Voyages to the New World, translated by R.H. Major, Hakluyt Society, 1847, p. 6.

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Christopher Columbus
  • Born: October 31, 1451
  • Died: May 20, 1506
  • Nationality: Italian
  • Profession: Maritime Explorer

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas. His expeditions, sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, were the first European contact with the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.