. Our colonial history from the discovery of America to the close of the revolution. was over-joyed at the victory. Ferdinand and Isabella now had timeto listen to Columbus and consider his plans more seven weary years of patient waiting, Columbus receivedthe aid he had so long been seeking. He had made somegood friends in Spain and they used their influence with theKing and Queen. Besides, the Spanish monarchs wereafraid that England or some other nation of Europe might fitout ships for Columbus and thus gain possession of any landthat might be discovered. 13. Fitting out the
. Our colonial history from the discovery of America to the close of the revolution. was over-joyed at the victory. Ferdinand and Isabella now had timeto listen to Columbus and consider his plans more seven weary years of patient waiting, Columbus receivedthe aid he had so long been seeking. He had made somegood friends in Spain and they used their influence with theKing and Queen. Besides, the Spanish monarchs wereafraid that England or some other nation of Europe might fitout ships for Columbus and thus gain possession of any landthat might be discovered. 13. Fitting out the Fleet.—After it was decided that Spain CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS 13 was to fit out the fleet for Columbus, it was no easy matter toget the crews for the vessels. The sailors of those days wereafraid to venture out on the Sea of Darkness, as the AtlanticOcean was called. All sorts of terrors filled their of them thought Columbus crazy and were afraid torisk their lives upon his ships. We have learned that Columbusthought the earth smaller than it really is. In one way this. Columbus* Ships. was a lucky mistake. If the sailors had known the real size ofthe-earth, they would have been still more unwilling to under^take the dangerous voyage. As it was, many of them had tobe forced to go. Some of the sailors were prisoners who weretaken out of jail and compelled to join the crews. 2 S-ED 14 DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION The fleet consisted of three small vessels. ChristopherColumbus was made Admiral or Commander of all. Thename of his ship was the Santa Maria. The other two vesselswere named the Pinta and the Nina. Alonzo Pinzon, a famousnavigator, was commander of the former, and his brother,Vincent Pinzon, commanded the latter. § 3. THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA 14. Story of the Voyage.—Early in the morning of August3, 1492, the vessels left Palos, a seaport of Spain. The friendsof the crew waved tearful farewells to them. They neverexpected them to escape the dangers of the Sea
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