. The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 4); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . undertaking of the Italian navigator. the Nina, both caravels, i. c. undecked, with cabinsand forecastles. These three ships carried altogether120 men. Two seamen of repute, Martin Alonso Pin-zon and his brother Vicente Yanez Pinzon, well-to-do-residents of Palos commanded, the former the Pinta,the latter the Niiia, and experienced pilots wereplaced on both ships. Before leaving, Columbus re-ceived the Sacraments of Penance and Holy Eucharist
. The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 4); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . undertaking of the Italian navigator. the Nina, both caravels, i. c. undecked, with cabinsand forecastles. These three ships carried altogether120 men. Two seamen of repute, Martin Alonso Pin-zon and his brother Vicente Yanez Pinzon, well-to-do-residents of Palos commanded, the former the Pinta,the latter the Niiia, and experienced pilots wereplaced on both ships. Before leaving, Columbus re-ceived the Sacraments of Penance and Holy Eucharist,at the hands (it is stated) of Father Juan Perez, theofficers and crews of the little squadron following hisexample. On 3 August, 1492, the people of Palos withheavy hearts saw them depart on an expedition re-garded by many as foolhardy. Las Casas claims to have used the journal of Colum-buss first voyage, but he admits that he made anabridged copy of it. What and how much he left out,of course, is not known. But it is well to bear in mindthat the journal, as published, is not the original in itsentirety. The ^-essels touched at the Canaries, and. The Santa Maria, Nina, and Pint.\(Restored from the models in the Marine Museum, Madrid) Circumstances had changed with the fall of (ira-nada, and the Dominicans appeal was favourably re-ceived by Isabella who, in turn, influenced her hus-band. Columbus was called to court at once, and20,000 maravedis were assigned him out of the queensprivate resources that he might appear in proper con-dition before the monarch. Some historians assertthat Luis de Santangel decided the queen to espousethe cause of Columbus, but the credit seems rather tobelong to the prior of La Rdbida. The way had beenwell prepared by the other steadfast friends of Colum-bus, not improbably Cartlinal Mendoza among all events negotiations progressed so rapidly thaton 17 April the first agreement with the Crown wassigned, and on 30 April the second. Both sh
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