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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

“One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. Variants include "You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore".”

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Author:Christopher Columbus

“The crew of the caravel "Nina" also saw signs of land, and a small branch covered with berries. Everyone breathed afresh and rejoiced at these signs.”

Saws Land Branches Covered Crew Berries Nina

Book:Journal of Christopher Columbus (During His First Voyage, 1492-93): And Documents Relating the Voyages of John Cabot and Gaspar Corte Real

Source: Journal of Christopher Columbus (During His First Voyage, 1492-93): And Documents Relating the Voyages of John Cabot and Gaspar Corte Real

“Tomorrow morning before we depart, I intend to land and see what can be found in the neighborhood.”

Found Morning Land Tomorrow Neighborhood Tomorrow Morning

Book:Narratives of the Discovery of America

Source: Narratives of the Discovery of America

“I have always read that the world, both land and water, was spherical, as the authority and researches of Ptolemy and all the others who have written on this subject demonstrate and prove, as do the eclipses of the moon and other experiments that are made from east to west, and the elevation of the North Star from north to south.”

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Author:Christopher Columbus

“I should not proceed by land to the East, as is customary, but by a Westerly route, in which direction we have hitherto no certain evidence that any one has gone.”

Should Certain Gone Land Evidence East Routes

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

“The tempest was terrible and separated me from my [other] vessels that night, putting every one of them in desperate straits, with nothing to look forward to but death. Each was certain the others had been destroyed. What man ever born, not excepting Job, who would not have died of despair, when in such weather seeking safety for my son, my brother, shipmates, and myself, we were forbidden [access to] the land and the harbors which I, by God's will and sweating blood, had won for Spain?”