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Christopher Columbus was born aboard a boat to Italy as his New Christian, formerly Jewish, parents fled pre-Inquisition Spain. Orphaned by age twelve, Columbus and his two brothers become members of the household of Roderigo Cardinal Borgia. Forced to flee Italy a few years later because of a bizarre contract on his life, Columbus turns to the sea. At the Portuguese Observatory of Prince Henry the Navigator, Columbus absorbs the most advanced geographical and navigational knowledge of his day. He spends the next ten years sailing between England and Iceland, and even attempts to rediscover Greenland. The seeds of Columbus desire to sail the western route to India are already sown when, in 1479, he returns to Lisbon and a reunion with his older brother Bartolome. Columbus marries, fathers a son, voyages to Africa, and is widowed. He never remarries, although he fathers a second child. Meanwhile, he and Bartolome continually seek financing for exploration. Failing to sell their ideas to the king of Portugal, Columbus eventually enters the employment of Spains monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella. After thirteen years of effort, politics and fortuitous friendships finally unite for a com

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Author

with Stephen Marlowe

Publisher

New York: Ballantine Books

Published

1989

Language

EN

ISBN

9780345363336

Category

history

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Memoir, Fiction

Rating

4.03 / 5 (58 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14