In a testament executed in 1498, which has been admitted in evidence before the Spanish tribunals in certain lawsuits among his descendants, he twice declares that he was a native of the city of Genoa: "Siendo yo nacido en genova."
"The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Vol. II)"
Washington Irving
Queste insidie non sembrano buoni preliminari del nostro accomodamento colla republica di genova.
"Boswell's Correspondence with the Honourable Andrew Erskine, and His Journal of a Tour to Corsica"
James Boswell