Columbus's letter on the first voyage
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title:
Columbus's letter on the first voyage
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A letter written by Christopher Columbus on February 15, 1493, is the first known document announcing the results of his first voyage that set out in 1492 and reached the Americas. The letter was ostensibly written by Columbus himself, aboard the caravel Niña, on the return leg of his voyage. A postscript was added upon his arrival in Lisbon on March 4, 1493, and it was probably from there that Columbus dispatched two copies of his letter to the Spanish court. The letter was instrumental in spre
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1493 document by Christopher Columbus
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus%27s_letter_on_the_first_voyage
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2008-06-22T20:44:41Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T18:23:49Z
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