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Instruction to Columbus: Voyage and good government in the Indies

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:32:51 +0000

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.

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Royal Provision of the Catholic Monarchs to the Concejo de la Mesta, allowing shepherds to dispose of unowned livestock without a known owner

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:32:42 +0000

The Honourable Council of the Mesta was an institution of medieval origin which, throughout the Modern Age, extended its powers and privileges to the benefit of the herdsmen ahead of the farmers. Thus, a law of 1501 came to determine that all land on which transhumant herds had grazed at least once was reserved in perpetuity for grazing and could not be used for other purposes by the owner. In this context, the document contains legislation by which the Catholic Monarchs allowed shepherds to dispose of unowned livestock without a known owner. The Mesta was abolished in 1836.

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Testament of Christopher Columbus

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:32:30 +0000

Testament, foundation of entailed estate and codicil granted by Admiral Christopher Columbus: Foundation of entailed estate in Seville in the year 1497 before the notary public Martín Rodríguez. Testament granted by Christopher Columbus on 22 February 1498. Codicil of Christopher Columbus, granted in Valladolid on 19 May 1506 and deed dated 25 August 1505 in Segovia.

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Capitulations of Admiral Christopher Columbus or “de Santa Fe”

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:32:30 +0000

Document showing the agreements between the Crown and Christopher Columbus for his planned voyage to the Indies. It contains the capitulations that Christopher Columbus signed with the monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile in Santa Fe on 17 April 1492, a few months after the capture of Granada. Its chapters stipulate the conditions under which Columbus would set sail on his first voyage, which led to the discovery of America that same year.

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Sepulchre of the Catholic Monarchs in the Royal Chapel of Granada

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:30:09 +0000

The Royal Chapel of Granada was founded in 1504 and conceived as a mausoleum for the Catholic Monarchs. In the same year that it was founded, Queen Isabella died and was provisionally buried in the convent of San Francisco in Granada while awaiting the completion of the works. After Ferdinand’s death in 1516, his remains were laid to rest alongside those of his first wife in the capital of the Nasrid kingdom. The burial in Granada takes on special symbolism; the bodies of the monarchs were laid to rest in this city because after the War of Granada (1482-1492) and the capture of the capital of the kingdom, with the constant siege of the Christian troops against the Muslims, Boabdil finally surrendered the city to the Catholic Monarchs in January 1492. This completed the conquest of the Muslim contingent that had lasted eight centuries, culminating one of the most resounding victories of the early Modern Age

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Isabel

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:23 +0000

TV series inspired by the life of Queen Isabella I of Castile, broadcast on La 1 TVE between 2012 and 2014. It had 3 seasons and 39 episodes. The series covers the events of Isabella from the time of the reign of Henry IV the Impotent until her death. Although it indulges in historical license, it is a product of enormous quality, which has been broadcast in more than 80 countries. Of particular interest is the series’ treatment of the figure of the Infanta Juana.

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