Columbus’ own writings reveal how tightly religion and conquest were intertwined from the start

The ‘Book of Prophecies’ shows how Columbus recast brutal colonization as a divine mission.

哥伦布的书信与《预言书》表明，传播基督教从一开始就是其航海与殖民计划的核心动力。作者认为，理解这段历史应回到哥伦布本人的文本，而非只争论其功过。