Providence of Almighty God in US History P4

In 1502, Columbus began his 4th and final voyage... During this trip, he was shipwrecked and stranded off the coast of Jamaica for a year. He returned to Spain in 1504, with his health shattered from many years of sailing in harsh weather and deadly conditions. He died in 1506, uttering the last words, “Into thy hands, O Lord, I commend my Spirit.”

For five centuries people celebrated Columbus as a hero, with over 600 monuments erected around the world to honor him. The city of Washington DC even bears his name - DC stands for District of Colombia, or Columbus. But in recent years, he has been portrayed as a genocidal villain because of his so-called atrocious treatment of native peoples. But too many of today’s narratives fail to give the true story of his encounters and relationships with the early inhabitants of the Americas.

Content sourced from “The American Story the Beginnings” David Barton & Tim Barton