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You probably learned a bit about Christopher Columbus at school, but one documented historical fact that you probably overlooked
is that Columbus believed his discovery of the New World was necessary in order to fulfil an ancient prophecy.
What exactly did Christopher Columbus mean when, circa 1500 AD, he wrote about America in one of his famous letters: "God
made me the messenger of the new heaven and the new earth of which he spoke in the Apocalypse of St John after having spoken
of it through the mouth of Isaiah; and he showed me the spot where to find it."
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