They are so ingenuous and free with all they have, that no one would believe it who has not seen it; of anything they have, if you ask them for it, they never say no; rather, they invite you to share it, and show as much love as if they were giving their hearts.
— Christopher Columbus Early Modern

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Letter to Luis de Santángel, February 15, 1493

Date / Period

1493

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Strange & Unusual

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/31604/31604-h/31604-h.htm

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