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

October 6, 2026 · 12:22 pm 1 sources

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• Columbus’ own writings reveal how tightly religion and conquest were intertwined from the start
  This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. · October 6, 2026 12:22
  The ‘Book of Prophecies’ shows how Columbus recast brutal colonization as a divine mission.