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For this purpose I determined to keep an account of the voyage, and to write down punctually every thing we performed or saw from day to day, as will hereafter appear.
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"For this purpose I determined to keep an account of the voyage, and to write down punctually every thing we performed or saw from day to day, as will hereafter appear."
— Christopher Columbus

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For this purpose I determined to keep an account of the voyage, and to write down punctually every thing we performed or saw from day to day, as will hereafter appear. — Christopher Columbus

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Christopher Columbus was a Explorer from Republic of Genoa (1451–1506).

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This quote is attributed to Christopher Columbus, a Explorer from Republic of Genoa.
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Christopher Columbus lived from 1451 – 1506.