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Christopher Columbus, born in 1451 in Genoa, Italy, was a renowned explorer. He believed that the Earth was round and that by sailing west, he could reach Asia. In 1492, he received funding from the Spanish monarchy and embarked on his voyage. Between 1492 and 1502, he made four voyages to the Americas, discovering the New World and profoundly impacting world history.

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Famous Christopher Columbus Quotes

“Weep for me, whoever has charity, truth and justice! I did not come on this voyage for gain, honor or wealth, that is certain; for then the hope of all such things was dead. I came to Your Highnesses with honest purpose and sincere zeal; and I do not lie. I humbly beseech Your Highnesses that, if it please God to remove me hence, you will help me to go to Rome and on other pilgrimages.”

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“No one should fear to undertake any task in the name of our Saviour, if it is just and if the intention is purely for His holy service.”

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“I am not solicitous to examine particularly everything here, which indeed could not be done in fifty years, because my desire is to make all possible discoveries, and return to your Highnesses, if it please our Lord, in April.”

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Book:Personal Narrative of the First Voyage of Columbus to America: From a Manuscript Recently Discovered in Spain

Source: Personal Narrative of the First Voyage of Columbus to America: From a Manuscript Recently Discovered in Spain

“Sailed this day nineteen leagues, and determined to count less than the true number, that the crew might not be dismayed if the voyage should prove long.”

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Book:Personal Narrative of the First Voyage of Columbus to America: From a Manuscript Recently Discovered in Spain

Source: Personal Narrative of the First Voyage of Columbus to America: From a Manuscript Recently Discovered in Spain

“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.”

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“No one should fear to undertake any task in the name of our Saviour, if it is just and if the intention is purely for His holy service. The working out of all things has been assigned to each person by our Lord, but it all happens according to His sovereign will, even though He gives advice. He lacks nothing that is in the power of men to give Him. Oh, what a gracious Lord, who desires that people should perform for Him those things for which He holds Himself responsible! Day and night, moment by moment, everyone should express their most devoted gratitude to Him.”