This beautiful novel by acclaimed writer Rafael Sabatini, known by amazing historical novels as Scaramouche and Captain Blood, is none other that the story of the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus -Cristobal Colon for his Spanish name. This is the story of Columbus' affair with a mysterious Spanish lady - Beatriz Enriquez. Sabatini beautifully traces the course of their romance and the child that she bore him whilst also capturing all the passion of Columbus other struggle - against none other than the King and Queen of Spain.