“These people are very simple in war-like matters... I could conquer the whole of them with 50 men, and govern them as I pleased.”

— Christopher Columbus

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About Christopher Columbus

Explorer • Genoese

Christopher Columbus was a Genoese explorer and navigator who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain. His journeys marked the beginning of widespread European...

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