tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3975512374923979971.post8194525353430774562..comments2024-03-27T09:59:48.026-04:00Comments on The America Needs Fatima Blog: The underlying motive of Columbus' voyageAmerica Needs Fatimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03314289336883348911noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3975512374923979971.post-81221609886614940522018-10-10T08:27:12.231-04:002018-10-10T08:27:12.231-04:00Columbus has sometimes been condemned by moderns a...Columbus has sometimes been condemned by moderns as obsessed with gold. He did indeed hope to find gold on his voyages, but his motive (as he revealed to Queen Isabella) was to ransom the Holy Land from the Turks. All this is explained in the excellent "Life of Christopher Columbus" by Dr. Barry, which has been reprinted by Loreto Publications.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17172468225258702894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3975512374923979971.post-56692026641774649332018-10-09T10:33:03.899-04:002018-10-09T10:33:03.899-04:00Good catch. Thank you!Good catch. Thank you!America Needs Fatimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03314289336883348911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3975512374923979971.post-54225775378069631292018-10-08T15:59:53.933-04:002018-10-08T15:59:53.933-04:00Thank you- please edit your caption on your web s...Thank you- please edit your caption on your web site, as you have spelled "Mission" incorrectly. Best wishes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com