Christopher Columbus

For the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps.

— Christopher Columbus

The air soft as that of Seville in April, and so fragrant that it was delicious to breathe it.

— Christopher Columbus

And your Highnesses, as Catholic Christians and Princes, devoted to the holy Christian faith and the propagation thereof - and enemies of…

— Christopher Columbus

“The sea will grant each man new hope The sleep brings dreams of home.”

— Christopher Columbus

Your Highnesses have an Other World here, by which our holy faith can be so greatly advanced and from which such great…

— Christopher Columbus

"Thanks be to God," says the Admiral, "the air is soft as in April in Seville, and it is a pleasure to…

— Christopher Columbus

It is true that after they have been reassured and have lost this fear, they are so artless and so free with…

— Christopher Columbus

The Admiral says that he never beheld so fair a thing: trees all along the river, beautiful and green, and different from…

— Christopher Columbus

"Of this voyage, I observe," says the Admiral, "that it has miraculously been shown, as may be understood by this writing, by…

— Christopher Columbus

Sailed this day nineteen leagues, and determined to count less than the true number, that the crew might not be dismayed if…

— Christopher Columbus

For this purpose I determined to keep an account of the voyage, and to write down punctually every thing we performed or…

— Christopher Columbus

And I say that Your Highnesses ought not to consent that any foreigner does business or sets foot here, except Christian Catholics,…

— Christopher Columbus

It is easy to discover what another has discovered before.

— Christopher Columbus

As soon as I arrived in the Indies, in the first island which I found, I took some of the natives by…

— Christopher Columbus

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

— Christopher Columbus

With gold a man can do anything. It even sends souls to paradise.

— Christopher Columbus

I found that part of it towards San Salvador extending from north to south five leagues, and the other side which we…

— Christopher Columbus

One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. Variants include "You…

— Christopher Columbus

No one should fear to undertake any task in the name of our Saviour, if it is just and if the intention…

— Christopher Columbus

I am a most noteworthy sinner, but I have cried out to the Lord for grace and mercy, and they have covered…

— Christopher Columbus

The two Christians met on the way many people who were going to their towns, women and men, with a firebrand in…

— Christopher Columbus

Here the people could stand it no longer and complained of the long voyage; but the Admiral cheered them as best he…

— Christopher Columbus

Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World.

— Christopher Columbus

Thanks be to God, the air is soft as in April in Seville, and it is a pleasure to be in it,…

— Christopher Columbus

It was the Lord who put into my mind that fact that it would be possible to sail from here to the…

— Christopher Columbus