Christopher Columbus' Thanksgiving Prayer 1493

I told them first that they should consider the great mercies which God has granted them and me so far, for which they should always give thanks; that they should put their trust firmly in His goodness and mercy, taking care not to offend Him and placing all their hope in Him." -Christopher Columbus Journal, Wednesday, January 2, 1493. "When I was ready to leave [back to Spain] I gathered them all together [the Spaniards] and addressed them.