Le Vite Dei Dogi by seneca
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The first mention of Columbus was in a piratical attack on Venetian shipping in 1485. According to his son, Columbus did not fare well in this battle. The outnumbered Venetians fought like LIONS....His ship caught fire and he grabbed an oar and swam to shore. As a result of his narrow escape from death, the "reformed" pirate decided to give up his life of piracy, settle down, and become a "family" man. He was about 50 years old at that time.
With the loot from the stolen Venetian galleys, Giovanni Griego alias Columbus, settled in Portugal and married a rich lady of noble birth named Do
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kenwas
As Napoleon said, history is nothing more than the most popular fable.