Quote by: Christopher Columbus

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.


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Author Bio


  • NameChristopher Columbus
  • DescriptionExplorer, navigator, and colonizer
  • AliasesCristoforo Colombo; Cristóbal Colón; Columbus
  • BornNovember 9, 1451
  • DiedMay 19, 1506
  • ProfessionExplorer