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Columbus’ own writings reveal how tightly religion and conquest were intertwined from the start

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Few historic figures are as divisive as Christopher Columbus, seen as both a hero and an arrogant conqueror.

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    Few historic figures are as divisive as Christopher Columbus, seen as both a hero and an arrogant conqueror.

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