"I prayed to the most merciful Lord about my heart's desire . . ."

"There is no question that the inspiration was from the Holy Spirit because he comforted me with rays of marvelous illumination from the Holy Scriptures . . . from the Old Testament . . . from the Gospels . . . and from the Epistles."

"Our Lord Jesus desire to perform a very obvious miracle in the voyage to the Indies . . ."

"Our Redeemer Jesus Christ said that before the end of the world, all things must come to pass that had been written by the prophets."

"I am a most unworthy sinner, but I have cried out to the Lord for grace and mercy, and they have covered my completely."

- These quotes are from Columbus' book called, "Libro de las profecias (Book of Prophecies)."  In 1492, Christopher Columbus discovered America.