Galata Maritime Museum of the Sea in Genoa, Italy

At the Galata Maritime Museum, I was able to “talk” to Columbus.

One question I asked him was, “What was the Book of Privileges?” and he explained that it was a collection of contracts, decrees, papal letters, and royal charters that he had compiled in 1502 before his 4th voyage in order to secure the rights, revenues, and titles owed to Columbus and his heirs by the Spanish Crown.