their indigenous populations. from one side in the can only. right until his death columbus believed that he had found the secret to the chinese mainland but his discovery none the less changed the world spain and portugal became imperial superpowers. columbus thus was also the first in a line of cruel concrete is. what drove him a last thread venture the promise of power wealth fame. columbus was definitely someone who wanted fame and fortune but he was also a very devout person. he thought he was helping countless individuals by bringing their souls to the christian faith so. there are many indications that he might have believed that at the end of the fifteenth century the world was nearing its end. that this market