Saturday, February 21, 2026

"Christopher Columbus, the Last Templar" by Ruggero Marino Book Review

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Ruggero Marino is well acquainted with history in general. The problem is how he interprets it when it comes to Columbus. Here is when his b...
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Why is the New World named “America,” after Amerigo Vespucci, and not after Columbus who discovered it?

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“The Four Voyages” and “Mundus Novus” were letters written by Vespucci describing his explorations in the New World. They were published in ...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026

“Christopher Columbus, The Discoverer of America” by William Dieffenbach Book Review

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Christopher Columbus, The Discoverer of America is a fast-paced, swashbuckling, action-packed book written by William Dieffenbach. Dieffenba...
Saturday, September 6, 2025

"Get Gold, Humanely If Possible, But At All Hazards- Get Gold”

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  Did King Ferdinand tell Christopher Columbus to “Get gold, humanely if possible, but at all hazards-get gold”? The short answer to the que...

"Columbus The Great Adventure" by Paolo Emilio Taviani Book Review

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Paolo Emilio Taviani remains one of my favorite Columbus historians of modern times. However, as mentioned in other posts, books written by ...
Tuesday, August 5, 2025

About the Author

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   Picture from Columbus’ Documentary “Courage and Conviction” Rafael Ortiz is the author of several books on Christopher Columbus, includin...
Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Review: "Ethnic America" by Thomas Sowell

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  This is a great book explaining the history and the cultures that came to live in America. This book gave me some insights as I was writin...