Christopher Columbus

Quotes

• “The Admiral says that he never beheld so fair a thing: trees all along the river, beautiful and green, and different from ours, with flowers and fruits each according to their kind, many birds and little birds which sing very sweetly.”

• “I certify to Your Highnesses that in the world I believe that there are no better people nor better land. They love their neighbors as themselves, and have a speech that is sweetest in the world, and mild and always laughing.”

• “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.”

• “I came to serve you at the age of 28 and now I have not a hair on me that is not white, and my body is infirm and exhausted.”

Books by Christopher Columbus in order

Books by Christopher Columbus in the order they were published, from A Letter of Christopher Columbus (1493) to The Letter of Colombus on the Discovery of America (1493).

1. 1A Letter of Christopher ColumbusA Letter of Christopher Columbus1493
2. 2The Letter of Colombus on the Discovery of AmericaThe Letter of Colombus on the Discovery of America1493
3. 3Christopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus
4. 4Christopher Columbus, His Own Book of Privileges, 1502Christopher Columbus, His Own Book of Privileges, 1502
5. 5Christopher Columbus's Book of PropheciesChristopher Columbus's Book of Prophecies
6. 6Columbus's Memorial to Ferdinand and IsabellaColumbus's Memorial to Ferdinand and Isabella
7. 7Diario De ColonDiario De Colon
8. 8Letter of Christopher Columbus to Rafael SanchezLetter of Christopher Columbus to Rafael Sanchez
9. 9Letters from AmericaLetters from America
10. 10Memorials of Columbus, or, A Collection of Authentic DocumenMemorials of Columbus, or, A Collection of Authentic Documents of That Celebrated Navigator
11. 11Personal Narrative of the First Voyage of Columbus to AmericPersonal Narrative of the First Voyage of Columbus to America
12. 12Select Letters of Christopher ColumbusSelect Letters of Christopher Columbus
13. 13Select Letters Of Christopher Columbus With Other Original DSelect Letters Of Christopher Columbus With Other Original Documents Relating To His Four Voyages To The New World
14. 14Selected Letters of Christopher ColumbusSelected Letters of Christopher Columbus
15. 15The Columbus LettersThe Columbus Letters
16. 16The Diario of Christopher Columbus's First Voyage to AmericaThe Diario of Christopher Columbus's First Voyage to America, 1492-1493
17. 17The Four Voyages of Christopher ColumbusThe Four Voyages of Christopher Columbus
18. 18The Four Voyages of ColumbusThe Four Voyages of Columbus
19. 19The Journal of Christopher ColumbusThe Journal of Christopher Columbus
20. 20The Journal of Christopher Columbus (During His First VoyageThe Journal of Christopher Columbus (During His First Voyage, 1492-93) and Documents Relating to the Voyages of John Cabot and Gaspar Corte Real
21. 21The Letter of Columbus on the Discovery of AmericaThe Letter of Columbus on the Discovery of America
22. 22The Log of Christopher ColumbusThe Log of Christopher Columbus
23. 23The Voyages of Christopher ColumbusThe Voyages of Christopher Columbus
24. 24Writings of Christopher ColumbusWritings of Christopher Columbus