Christopher Columbus’s Libro de las profecías
- Date of account
- 1501–1502
- Location
- Seville, Spain
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
AI-recalled lead: Columbus compiled the Libro de las profecías with assistance from Gaspar Gorricio around 1501–1502, gathering biblical passages and interpretations that he believed supported his voyages, the conversion of the world and an approaching sacred historical fulfillment. It is a concrete manuscript tradition rather than a report of supernatural prediction. The lead matters for studying how exploration was framed through apocalyptic Christianity and personal vocation. Uncertainties include manuscript organization, authorship of particular annotations and how consistently Columbus applied its prophetic framework.
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