# Columbus — The Wealth of Nations character guide

> Columbus in The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** himself

**First appearance:** 0058-i-of-the-motives-for-establishing-new-colonies

## Who they are

Explorer whose voyages are cited in colonial context.

## In the story

### [Of the Motives for Establishing New Colonies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wealth_of_nations_se/chapters/i-of-the-motives-for-establishing-new-colonies)

Columbus is depicted as the central figure whose voyages initiated European colonization, driven by the hope of finding gold mines and presenting gold ornaments to the Spanish sovereigns.

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