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Book notes on Indian languages in Chile and Peru

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

Note made by Diego Ugalde of the books relating to the languages of the Indians that he and José Celestino Mutis, director of the Royal Botanical Expedition to the kingdoms of Chile and Peru, were able to bring together by order of the Count of Floridablanca on 3 October 1787, in order to satisfy the wishes of the Empress of Russia.

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Instruction to Columbus: Voyage and good government in the Indies

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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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Francisco Ramírez’s scientific expedition

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

Oficio del Príncipe de la Paz so that the lieutenant colonel attached to the Plaza de Madrid, Francisco Ramírez, may go to Cuba for the commission entrusted to the brigadier Count of Mopox and Jaruco to explore matters relating to lithology and mineralogy. (The official letter is signed by the Prince of La Paz)

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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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