1492 – Conquest of Paradise

Isabella I: The New World is a Disaster. Christopher Columbus: And the old one, an Achievement?

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Sanchez: [Columbus stops Sanchez after he leaves an audience with the Queen. Sanchez looks at him, disgusted] You're a dreamer. Columbus: [shooting a glance out of a window] Tell me, what do you see? Sanchez: [pausing to look] I see rooftops, I see palaces, I see towers, I see spires that reach... to the sky! I see civilization! Columbus: All of them built by people like me. Columbus: No matter how long you live, Sanchez, there is something that will never change between us. I did it. You didn't.

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Columbus: I believe the Indies are no more than 750 leagues west of the Canary Islands. Antonio de Marchena: How can you be so certain? Columbus: The calculations of Toscanelli, Marin de Tyr, Esdras... Antonio de Marchena: Esdras is a Jew... Columbus: So was Christ. Antonio de Marchena: Two minutes and you're already a dead man. Columbus: For telling the truth? Antonio de Marchena: Yes. They are burning people for less. The men you are about the confront have no emotions. You must learn to control your passion. Columbus: Passion is something one cannot control.

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Queen Isabella I.: [During her last audience with Columbus] I have looked for a reason why I should allow you to go back and although I've tried I couldn't find one. Help me find one. Columbus: All my life I have dreamt of reaching the continent. I thought my dreams grandiose. But reality was beyond my expectations. Far beyond. And now I want to explore that land before I die. Queen Isabella I.: I allow you to undertake another voyage. But without your brothers. Nor for you to return to Santo Domingo or any other colonies. The New World is a disaster. Columbus: And the old one an achievement? Queen Isabella I.: [after Columbus leaves] I know. I shouldn't tolerate his impertinence. Sanchez: Then why? Queen Isabella I.: Because he is not afraid of me.

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