In the course of the 15th century, Portugal and Castile were at the forefront of overseas expansion along the Atlantic coast of Africa. Progress in cartography, navigational instruments and shipbuilding made it possible to sail the Atlantic. The dispute between Portugal and Castile was settled in 1494 with the signing of the Treaty of Tordesillas, which established a dividing line 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde Islands. Columbus’ first expedition left Cabo de Palos in August, arriving on 12 October 1492 at an island in the Caribbean, later called San Salvador. At the same time, Columbus discovered the island of Cuba and, later, the island of Santo Domingo, which was called Hispaniola. Columbus made three voyages, and it was during the third (1498) that they reached the mainland.

Collection: Texts

Chronology: XV

Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University

Link: http://pares.mcu.es/ParesBusquedas20/catalogo/show/132627

Resource type: Historical source

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Source: Archivo General de Indias. PATRONATO, 295, N.14

Language: Spanish

Date: 29/05/1493

Owner: Álvaro Chaparro Sainz (Modernalia)

Identifier: ES.41091.AGI//PATRONATO,295,N.14

Copyright: © MECD. Archivos Estatales (España)

Abstract: Instruction given by the Catholic Monarchs to Admiral Christopher Columbus for the voyage he was to make to the Indies and the good government of the lands he would discover

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