Christopher Columbus left his home in Italy to fight for his vision. He aimed to sail west to the riches of Asia. This is an era of discovery and lust for expansion, and it all began with the ambition of a queen in Europe. The nobles have grown wealthy by trading with the East, spices, gold, gemstones, and silk are the most lucrative goods. But Europeans have lost the Silk Road to the Turks, and foreign trade is in decline. The wealth of kings is in danger. Isabella, queen of Spain, is desperate to find new routes to India, and she has a plan. They're high club person, this is the most powerful woman in Europe, a continent of expanding horizons filled with competitive and inventive souls. For 500 years, they have been building castles, palaces, centers of trade. Kings and popes have raised armies to fight each other and their enemies on Europe's borders. Nowhere else are rivalries so intense. Gold fever is so widespread. Religious fervor and business expertise are tightly wound as in Europe in 1491. Ideas are advancing, curiosity and the thirst for power push Europe's limits. They're seeking riches and land, heading towards the frontiers of their world. But no one can guess that far beyond the end of that world lies another of which they know nothing. The Andes is a crowded place, the cradle of a vast empire ruled by powerful god kings. Mesoamerica may be the most densely populated place on earth, home to the most imposing civilizations on the continent. The Atlantic coast is filled with villages and fields. Along the rivers, great cities are built around monumental plazas and giant earthen mounds. It is an ancient world inhabited by hunters and gatherers, fishermen and farmers, kings, slaves, and soldiers. Dehon...
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