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The Man Who Decided to Read Every Book Ever Written
Ferdinand Columbus
Ever wished you could read all the books ever written?
But do you think it’s a doable goal?
Ferdinand Columbus was the superhero who decided to do so. He had a collection of between 15,000 and 20,000 books while even the most bookaholics at his time had not more than 300.
Who Was Ferdinand Columbus?
Also called Fernando Colón was the illegitimate second son of Christopher Columbus. He was born and raised in Córdoba, Spain.
As a child, Ferdinan served as a page to John, Prince of Asturias, but transferred to the service of Queen Isabella I after the young prince died.
As a teenager, he was a crew member on Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the “New World.” After the death of his father, he accompanied his older half-brother Diego to the New World. But after Diego was appointed as governor of Hispaniola, Ferdinand decided to come back to Spain a few months later.
Ferdinand had one aim in his mind that he wanted to achieve. That was to create a universal library that contains everything ever written.
