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There are trees of a thousand sorts, and all have their several fruits; and I feel the most unhappy man in the world not to know them, for I am well assured that they are all valuable. I bring home specimens of them, and also of the land.

~Christopher Columbus

Topics: Also Am Assured Bring Feel Fruits Home Know Land Man Most Several Sort Them Thousand Trees Unhappy Valuable Well World I Am I Feel

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

~Christopher Columbus

Topics: Did Execution Indies Intelligence Make Maps Mathematics Use Voyage

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Each day we understand better what the Indians say, and they us, so that very often we are intelligible to each other.

~Christopher Columbus

Topics: Better Day Each Each Day Indians Intelligible Often Other Say Understand Us Very

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I believe that there are many herbs and many trees that are worth much in Europe for dyes and for medicines; but I do not know, and this causes me great sorrow. Arriving at this cape, I found the smell of the trees and flowers so delicious that it seemed the pleasantest thing in the world.

~Christopher Columbus

Topics: Arriving Believe Cape Causes Delicious Europe Flowers Found Great Herbs Know Many Me Medicines Much Seemed Smell Sorrow Thing Trees World Worth I Believe I Believe That

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But in truth, should I meet with gold or spices in great quantity, I shall remain till I collect as much as possible, and for this purpose I am proceeding solely in quest of them.

~Christopher Columbus

Topics: Am Collect Gold Great Meet Much Possible Purpose Quantity Quest Remain Shall Should Solely Spices Them Till Truth I Am

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For this purpose I determined to keep an account of the voyage, and to write down punctually every thing we performed or saw from day to day, as will hereafter appear.

~Christopher Columbus

Topics: Account Appear Day Day To Day Determined Down Every Hereafter Keep Performed Purpose Saw Thing Voyage Will Write

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I am not solicitous to examine particularly everything here, which indeed could not be done in fifty years, because my desire is to make all possible discoveries, and return to your Highnesses, if it please our Lord, in April.

~Christopher Columbus

Topics: Am April Because Could Desire Discoveries Done Everything Examine Fifty Here Indeed Lord Make Our Our Lord Particularly Please Possible Return Which Years Your I Am

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I found that part of it towards San Salvador extending from north to south five leagues, and the other side which we coasted along, ran from east to west more than ten leagues.

~Christopher Columbus

Topics: Along East Extending Five Found Leagues More North Other Part Ran Salvador San Side South Ten Than Towards West Which

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After having dispatched a meal, I went ashore, and found no habitation save a single house, and that without an occupant; we had no doubt that the people had fled in terror at our approach, as the house was completely furnished.

~Christopher Columbus

Topics: After Approach Ashore Doubt Found Furnished Had Having House Meal No Doubt Our People Save Single Terror Without

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I ordered each man to be presented with something, as strings of ten or a dozen glass beads apiece, and thongs of leather, all which they estimated highly; those which came on board I directed should be fed with molasses.

~Christopher Columbus

Topics: Beads Board Came Directed Dozen Each Each Man Estimated Fed Glass Highly Leather Man Ordered Presented Should Something Strings Ten Those Which

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Biography

Nationality: Italian

Type: Explorer

Born: October 31st, 1451

Died: May 20th, 1506

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