Christopher Columbus

I am Christopher Columbus, born in Genoa but called by the sea to lands no map dared show. With Spain’s blessing and the hunger for Asia’s riches, I sailed westward where the sun fell, crossing waters others called endless.

I made four voyages across the Atlantic, braving storms and mutiny, and touched shores where new worlds waited — though I swore I had reached the edge of Asia. Some call it discovery, others conquest — I know it was risk and tide and faith in wind.

What I Leave Behind

• I proved that seas hold more than silence and monsters.
• I showed that a man’s horizon widens when he dares the unknown.
• I remind you: every voyage brings wonder and consequence in equal measure.

Keep your eyes on the stars — and your hands ready on the helm.