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Spanish Explorers - Cristobal Colòn



Quote from the Encyclopaedia Britanica
15th Edition, page 655

"Crisobal Colòn never declared himself a Genoese. Evidence is that
he was not a Genoese patriot, never went back to Genoa.

He fought against Genoa when battles occurred.

He never wrote in any form of Italian --

not to his brothers or to Genoese persons or institutions, writings
are in Spanish when addressing persons or Genoese institutions, wrote
his parents in Spanish, wrote to his brothers in Spanish.
And brothers, parents, wrote to each other in Spanish.
He wrote in Spanish in his own private notes, years prior
to 1492. Signed his own name as Colòn and never did h...