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No. Columbus was Spanish. He wrote Spanish, spoke Spanish and was married to an Spanish noble woman. Recent research shows he was Spanish and had taken the persona of an poor Italian because his family was politically against the crown. The Discovery channel has a program on this.
Spain. Columbus was Spanish and it is a myth he was from Italy. He wrote in Spanish and was married to a Spanish noble woman. If he had been an Italian map maker he would not have written in Spanish nor would have been married to a noble. Historians believe that his family were rivals of the Spanish court so Columbus took a persona to be able to get the backing he needed for his voyage.
The newest research on Columbus actually shows that he was Spanish and not Italian. He wrote only in Spanish and spoke only Spanish. His wife was Spanish nobility. Historians think that Columbus took on the persona of an Italian because his family in Spain were not friends with the crown and he knew he wouldn't be able to get funding for his voyage if he kept his real identity.
The spanish priest who fought for the Native Americans right was Bartolome de Las Casas, he was disgusted by what he had seen in the Americas so he wrote to the spanish King asking him to stop the massacre against the indigenous people. But actually he also proposed to use the africans for the labour in the colonies, instead of the natives.
The spanish priest who fought for the Native Americans right was Bartolome de Las Casas, he was disgusted by what he had seen in the Americas so he wrote to the spanish King asking him to stop the massacre against the indigenous people. But actually he also proposed to use the africans for the labour in the colonies, instead of the natives.
He was Spanish and not Italian. He wrote and spoke in Spanish plus he was working for the Spanish crown.
Columbus was born in Santa Margarita, Italy.
Spain. Historians have discovered he was Spanish. He wrote in Spanish and was married to a Spanish noble woman.
No. Columbus was Spanish. He wrote Spanish, spoke Spanish and was married to an Spanish noble woman. Recent research shows he was Spanish and had taken the persona of an poor Italian because his family was politically against the crown. The Discovery channel has a program on this.
Spain. Columbus was Spanish and it is a myth he was from Italy. He wrote in Spanish and was married to a Spanish noble woman. If he had been an Italian map maker he would not have written in Spanish nor would have been married to a noble. Historians believe that his family were rivals of the Spanish court so Columbus took a persona to be able to get the backing he needed for his voyage.
The newest research on Columbus actually shows that he was Spanish and not Italian. He wrote only in Spanish and spoke only Spanish. His wife was Spanish nobility. Historians think that Columbus took on the persona of an Italian because his family in Spain were not friends with the crown and he knew he wouldn't be able to get funding for his voyage if he kept his real identity.
He wasn't born in Genoa. Historians believe he was Spanish. He wrote in Spanish, was married to a Spanish Nobel woman, and it is possible his family was political rivals of the Spanish crown.
The spanish priest who fought for the Native Americans right was Bartolome de Las Casas, he was disgusted by what he had seen in the Americas so he wrote to the spanish King asking him to stop the massacre against the indigenous people. But actually he also proposed to use the africans for the labour in the colonies, instead of the natives.
The spanish priest who fought for the Native Americans right was Bartolome de Las Casas, he was disgusted by what he had seen in the Americas so he wrote to the spanish King asking him to stop the massacre against the indigenous people. But actually he also proposed to use the africans for the labour in the colonies, instead of the natives.
The spanish priest who fought for the Native Americans right was Bartolome de Las Casas, he was disgusted by what he had seen in the Americas so he wrote to the spanish King asking him to stop the massacre against the indigenous people. But actually he also proposed to use the africans for the labour in the colonies, instead of the natives.
Christopher Priest wrote the book called The Prestige.
He wanted to find another route to China