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Columbus
His signature was-
S. i.e., Servidor
S. A. S. Sus Altezas Sacras
X. M. Y. Jesus Maria Isabel
Xto. FERENS Christo-pher
El Almirante El Almirante.
In English, “Servant- of their Sacred Highnesses- Jesus Mary and
Isabella- Christopher- the Admiral.” The second Columbus.
Cyrus West Field was so called by John Bright when he completed the
Atlantic Cable. Born at Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1819.
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