--- title: "5 Admiral Quotes By Christopher Columbus" description: "5 Admiral quotes by Christopher Columbus. Plus more from Christopher Columbus and more Admiral sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23c/christopher-columbus-9477_admiral_thanks-be-to-god-says-the-admiral-the-ai_116961.jpg" --- > [Thanks be to God," says the Admiral, "the air is soft as in April in Seville, and it is a pleasure to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-columbus/thanks-be-to-god-says-the-admiral-the-air-is-soft-as-in-april-in/) [Christopher Columbus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-columbus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23c/christopher-columbus-9477_admiral_thanks-be-to-god-says-the-admiral-the-ai_116961.jpg) > [The Admiral says that he never beheld so fair a thing: trees all along the river, beautiful and green, and different from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-columbus/the-admiral-says-that-he-never-beheld-so-fair-a-thing-trees-all-along/) [Christopher Columbus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-columbus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/028/christopher-columbus-9477_admiral_the-admiral-says-that-he-never-beheld-so_219665.jpg) > [Of this voyage, I observe," says the Admiral, "that it has miraculously been shown, as may be understood by this writing, by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-columbus/of-this-voyage-i-observe-says-the-admiral-that-it-has-miraculously/) [Christopher Columbus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-columbus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/422/christopher-columbus-9477_admiral_of-this-voyage-i-observe-says-the-admira_273503.jpg) > [Here the people could stand it no longer and complained of the long voyage; but the Admiral cheered them as best he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-columbus/here-the-people-could-stand-it-no-longer-and-complained-of-the-long/) [Christopher Columbus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-columbus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce8/christopher-columbus-9477_admiral_here-the-people-could-stand-it-no-longer_921116.jpg) > [Thanks be to God, the air is soft as in April in Seville, and it is a pleasure to be in it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-columbus/thanks-be-to-god-the-air-is-soft-as-in-april-in-seville-and-it-is-a/) [Christopher Columbus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-columbus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f1/christopher-columbus-9477_admiral_thanks-be-to-god-the-air-is-soft-as-in-a_954571.jpg) ## Other authors on Admiral ## More by Christopher Columbus > [For the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-columbus/for-the-execution-of-the-voyage-to-the-indies-i-did-not-make-use-of/) [Christopher Columbus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-columbus/) > [The air soft as that of Seville in April, and so fragrant that it was delicious to breathe it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-columbus/the-air-soft-as-that-of-seville-in-april-and-so-fragrant-that-it-was/) [Christopher Columbus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-columbus/) > [And your Highnesses, as Catholic Christians and Princes, devoted to the holy Christian faith and the propagation thereof - and enemies of the sect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-columbus/and-your-highnesses-as-catholic-christians-and-princes-devoted-to-the/) [Christopher Columbus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-columbus/) > [“The sea will grant each man new hope The sleep brings dreams of home.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-columbus/the-sea-will-grant-each-man-new-hope-the-sleep-brings-dreams-of-home/) [Christopher Columbus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-columbus/) > [Your Highnesses have an Other World here, by which our holy faith can be so greatly advanced and from which such great wealth can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-columbus/your-highnesses-have-an-other-world-here-by-which-our-holy-faith-can/) [Christopher Columbus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-columbus/) > [Thanks be to God," says the Admiral, "the air is soft as in April in Seville, and it is a pleasure to be in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-columbus/thanks-be-to-god-says-the-admiral-the-air-is-soft-as-in-april-in/) [Christopher Columbus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-columbus/) > [It is true that after they have been reassured and have lost this fear, they are so artless and so free with all they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-columbus/it-is-true-that-after-they-have-been-reassured-and-have-lost-this/) [Christopher Columbus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-columbus/) > [The Admiral says that he never beheld so fair a thing: trees all along the river, beautiful and green, and different from ours, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-columbus/the-admiral-says-that-he-never-beheld-so-fair-a-thing-trees-all-along/) [Christopher Columbus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-columbus/) > [Of this voyage, I observe," says the Admiral, "that it has miraculously been shown, as may be understood by this writing, by the many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-columbus/of-this-voyage-i-observe-says-the-admiral-that-it-has-miraculously/) [Christopher Columbus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-columbus/) > [Sailed this day nineteen leagues, and determined to count less than the true number, that the crew might not be dismayed if the voyage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-columbus/sailed-this-day-nineteen-leagues-and-determined-to-count-less-than/) [Christopher Columbus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-columbus/) > [For this purpose I determined to keep an account of the voyage, and to write down punctually every thing we performed or saw from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-columbus/for-this-purpose-i-determined-to-keep-an-account-of-the-voyage-and-to/) [Christopher Columbus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-columbus/) > [And I say that Your Highnesses ought not to consent that any foreigner does business or sets foot here, except Christian Catholics, since this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-columbus/and-i-say-that-your-highnesses-ought-not-to-consent-that-any/) [Christopher Columbus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-columbus/) > [It is easy to discover what another has discovered before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-columbus/it-is-easy-to-discover-what-another-has-discovered-before/) [Christopher Columbus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-columbus/) > [As soon as I arrived in the Indies, in the first island which I found, I took some of the natives by force, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-columbus/as-soon-as-i-arrived-in-the-indies-in-the-first-island-which-i-found/) [Christopher Columbus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-columbus/) > [Tomorrow morning before we depart, I intend to land and see what can be found in the neighborhood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-columbus/tomorrow-morning-before-we-depart-i-intend-to-land-and-see-what-can/) [Christopher Columbus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-columbus/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/admiral/christopher-columbus/#itemlist", "name": "5 Admiral Quotes By Christopher Columbus", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Thanks be to God,\" says the Admiral, \"the air is soft as in April in Seville, and it is a pleasure to be in it, so fragrant it is.", "creator": { 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