Before arriving Christopher Columbus in Spain he was already thoroughly preparing how to expose his supposed successes in his journey of discovery of the new routes to Indias. To this end, he began by writing letters to his main sponsors: the Catholic Kings, to the notary public, the scribe Luis
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Columbus’ Fourth Trip to the New World: First Expedition to Central America
After stay in Spain of almost fifteen months they had everything ready for the new and last voyage of Columbus to the New World. This expedition consisted of four caravels and one hundred and forty crew members, including his son Hernando, his brother Bartolomé and his nephew Andrea. They departed Cádiz