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On the morning of 3 August 1492, Columbus departed from Palos de la Frontera, Huelva, going down the Rio Tinto and into the Atlantic. [34] [35] Three days into the journey, on 6 August 1492, the rudder of the Pinta broke. [36] Martín Alonso Pinzón suspected the owners of the ship of sabotage, as they were afraid to go on the journey.
Santángel worked as escribano de ración [1] to King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I of Spain which left him in charge of the Royal finance. Santángel played an instrumental role in Christopher Columbus's voyage in 1492, for he managed to convince the Catholic monarchs to fund Columbus's expedition and provided a large sum of the money ...
Historians have noted Irving's "active imagination" [3] and called some aspects of his work "fanciful and sentimental". [1] Literary critics have noted that Irving "saw American history as a useful means of establishing patriotism in his readers, and while his language tended to be more general, his avowed intention toward Columbus was thoroughly nationalist". [4]
Diego Columbus (Spanish: Diego Colón) was a Lucayan Taíno taken from the island of Guanahani and adopted by Christopher Columbus. Diego's Lucayan name is unknown, but he was an inhabitant of Guanahani (later San Salvador) in October of 1492, when Christopher Columbus made landfall during his first voyage. During the fleet's stay at the island ...
Indiana-based singing janitor Goodall, 55, won season 19 of AGT on Sept. 24, and members of Journey including Neal Schon appeared on the show to perform "Don't Stop Believin'" — the song he ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Columbus Department of Technology is asking city council for more money 81 days after the city first knew of the cyber attack on its systems. On Monday, the city ...
Based on the latest MLS Player Association salary guide, Diego Rossi is making over $450,000 more than Cucho Hernandez.
The Capitulations of Santa Fe between Christopher Columbus and the Catholic Monarchs, Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon, were signed in Santa Fe, Granada on April 17, 1492. [1] They granted Columbus the titles of admiral of the Ocean Sea, viceroy, and governor-general and the honorific don, and also the tenth part of ...