Christopher Columbus and the New World of His Discovery — Volume 4

Project Gutenberg's Christopher Columbus, Volume 4, by Filson Young
This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,
give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at
www.gutenberg.net
Title: Christopher Columbus, Volume 4 And The New World Of His Discovery, A Narrative
Author: Filson Young
Release Date: December 5, 2004 [EBook #4111]
Language: English
*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, VOLUME 4 ***
Produced by David Widger
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
AND THE NEW WORLD OF HIS DISCOVERY
A NARRATIVE BY FILSON YOUNG
Volume 4
CHAPTER IV
THE HOUR OF TRIUMPH
From the moment when Columbus set foot on Spanish soil in the spring of 1493 he was surrounded by a fame and glory
which, although they were transient, were of a splendour such as few other men can have ever experienced. He had not
merely discovered a country, he had discovered a world. He had not merely made a profitable expedition; he had
brought the promise of untold wealth to the kingdom of Spain. He had not merely made himself the master of savage
tribes; he had conquered the supernatural, and overcome for ever those powers of darkness that had been thought to
brood over the vast Atlantic. He had sailed away in obscurity, he had returned in fame; he had departed under a cloud of
scepticism and ridicule, he had come again in power and glory. He had sailed from Palos ...