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returned to the camp at Santa Féand
on April 171492the agreement between him and their
Catholic Majesties was signed and sealed. This agreement
being familiarly known in Spanish history as "The
Capitulations of Santa Fé."
Christopher Columbus and His Monument by Various18
His aims were nothing less than the discovery of the
marvelous province of Cipango and the conversion to
Christianity of the Grand Khanto whom he received a
royal and curious blank letter of introduction. The town of
Palos wasby forced levyas a punishment for former
rebellionordered to find him three caravelsand these
were soon placed at his disposal. But no crews could be
got togetherColumbus even offering to throw open the
jails and take all criminals and broken men who would
serve on the expedition; and had not Juan Perez
succeeded in interesting Martin Alonzo Pinzon and Vicente
Ya?ez Pinzon in the causeColumbus' departure had been
long delayed. At lasthowevermenshipsand stores
were ready. The expedition consisted of the Gallega
rechristened the Santa Mariaa decked shipwith a crew of
fifty mencommanded by the Admiral in person; and of two
caravels--the Pintawith thirty menunder Martin Pinzon
and the Ni?awith twenty-four men [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]yilai:
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