On August 3, 1492, at the dawn of the age of exploration, Christopher Columbus sailed out of Palos de la Frontera in southern Spain and into history. The world changed in nearly every way it could change. Since he returned from that first voyage he has been hailed as a great navigator, an explorer, and a leader of men. More recently, others have derided Columbus as an evil and greedy man who raped and pillaged the New World in an unrelenting quest for power. What kind of man was he? Who was he...really? The historical record is spotty at best. What we do know does not point to the Admiral of...