Amid fierce debates over the legacy of Christopher Columbus, this penetrating study reexamines the explorer’s life, faith, and historical impact with scholarly care. It confronts common accusations without ignoring the real tragedies that followed 1492, placing them within the broader context of cultural encounter and Western expansion. Exploring Columbus’s spiritual vision and the complex interactions between Europeans and indigenous peoples, this book challenges fashionable revisionism and offers a balanced, historically grounded account of a pivotal moment in the story of the West.