Christopher Columbus, MarinerAn account of the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus. |
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Admiral Admiral's anchored Antilles ashore Azores Bartholomew boat Bobadilla Boca cacique Cadiz called Canaries canoe Cape Capitana Captain caravels Carib Castile chart China Christopher Columbus coast Colón Colum Columbus brothers Columbus's course court crew cross Cuba Diego Diego Colón discovered discovery east European Ferdinand and Isabella flagship fleet gave Genoa Genoese gold Guacanagarí Guadeloupe Gulf Gulf of Paria harbor Hispaniola Hojeda hundred Indians Indies Isabela island Jamaica Japan Juan King land landfall latitude Lesser Antilles Letter Lisbon lumbus mariners Martín Alonso Méndez named natives nautical miles Navidad navigation night Niña North Ocean Sea Ovando Palos Paria passage Pinta Pinzón Portugal Portuguese Puerto Queen reached river royal sailors Santa María Santo Domingo seamen Second Voyage sent Seville ships shore sight Sovereigns Spain Spaniards Spanish Tainos Third Voyage three caravels took Torres trade vessels wind windward World