Ferdinand Magellan, CircumnavigatorCrowell, 1964 - 423 pages Recounts the life and exploits of the Portuguese navigator, with emphasis on his historic voyage around the world. |
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Page 35
... Columbus must have been able to provide evidence concerning his noble birth . Bastardy , provided it was of a noble strain , was no barrier to marriage into the Portuguese upper classes . Columbus for a time assisted his brothers - in ...
... Columbus must have been able to provide evidence concerning his noble birth . Bastardy , provided it was of a noble strain , was no barrier to marriage into the Portuguese upper classes . Columbus for a time assisted his brothers - in ...
Page 188
... Columbus to Diego de Deza , a converso who had be- come Archbishop of Seville , and won his ardent support . The cause of Columbus began to prosper , and a royal commission investigated his proposal . However , despite the fact that the ...
... Columbus to Diego de Deza , a converso who had be- come Archbishop of Seville , and won his ardent support . The cause of Columbus began to prosper , and a royal commission investigated his proposal . However , despite the fact that the ...
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... Columbus Don Ferdinand Columbus , Life and Actions of Admiral Christopher Columbus , London , 1673 . Washington Irving , Life of Christopher Columbus , New York , 1840 . Bartolomé de las Casas , História de las Indias , 5 vols ...
... Columbus Don Ferdinand Columbus , Life and Actions of Admiral Christopher Columbus , London , 1673 . Washington Irving , Life of Christopher Columbus , New York , 1840 . Bartolomé de las Casas , História de las Indias , 5 vols ...
Contents
PART ONE CHILDHOOD AND EARLY VOYAGES | 29 |
CHILDHOOD AND BACKGROUND | 31 |
BOYHOOD AND PREPARATION | 43 |
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aboard Affonso Africa Albuquerque anchor Arab Archbishop armada arms ashore Atlantic Bartholomew Dias became Bishop Fonseca Braga brother Cape capitana Captain caravels cargo Cartagena Casa de Antillas Castile Chièvres Christian Cochin Columbus command court crew Cristóbal de Haro Crown deck Dias Diogo Barbosa Dom Manuel Don Antonio Don Charles Duarte Barbosa East Emperor expedition favor Ferdinand Magellan fleet Florentine Fogaza Francisco de Almeida Francisco Serrano gold harbor hundred India House Islands Jakob Fugger John Serrano Juan de Aranda Juan de Cartagena Kilwa King John King's Knights of Christ land Lisbon Magel Malacca Maluco maritime merchant naos native naval navigation Ocean officers Orient Patronato Legajo pepper Philippa pilots political Ponte da Barca port Porto Portugal Portuguese Prince Queen Rajah Ramo route royal order Ruy Faleiro sail sailors sent Seville ships Sousa South Spain Spanish spice trade squadron strait Trinidad Venetian Venice vessels Viceroy voyage westward