I prayed to the most merciful Lord about my heart's great desire, and He gave me the spirit and the intelligence for the task: seafaring, astronomy, geometry, arithmetic, skill in drafting spherical maps and placing correctly the cities, rivers, mountains and ports. I also studied cosmology, history, chronology and philosophy.
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"I am the most unfortunate man in the world, and I am in such a state that I do not know what to do."
"I have found no monsters, nor heard of any."
"I have no doubt that I should be able to bring all the people of this island, and all the other islands, to the knowledge of God, and to the service of Your Highnesses."
"Let us in the name of the Holy Trinity go on sending all the slaves that can be sold."
"I am a most wretched man; I am stripped of my honor, my wealth, and everything I possessed."
Self-reflection on his diverse studies and belief in divine assistance, from his writings.
Date: Late 15th - early 16th century (approximate)
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