Christopher Columbus and the Participation of the Jews in the Spanish and Portuguese Discoveries

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Longmans, Green, 1894 - 189 páginas
 

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Página 78 - Moorish war, and the remaining 1,140,ooo maravedis in payment to the aforesaid escribano de racion of money which he advanced to equip the caravels ordered by their Majesties for the expedition to the Indies, and to pay Christopher Columbus, the admiral of that fleet.' On May 20, 1493, on which day Ferdinand was particularly occupied with Columbus and his expedition, the King ordered his treasurer-general, Gabriel Sanchez, to pay 30,000 florins in gold to ' his beloved councillor and escribano de...
Página 88 - Tears gleam in beards of men sore with reverses ; Flowers from fields abandoned, loving nurses, Fondly deck the women's raven hair. Faded, scentless flowers that shall remind them Of their precious homes and graves behind them ; Old men, clasping Torah-scrolls, unbind them, Lift the parchment flags and silent lead. Mock not with thy light, O sun, our morrow ; Cease not, cease not, O ye songs of sorrow ; From what land a refuge can we borrow, Weary...
Página 77 - ... possession at that time, for she had pledged her necklace during the late war. Santangel's extraordinary services in this matter are clearly demonstrated by the excessive praise which Ferdinand accorded his ' well-beloved ' Luis de Santangel, and by the many proofs of gratitude which the King gave him. That he advanced this money out of his own pocket is proved beyond question by the original account-books which were formerly in the archives of Simancas, and which are still preserved in the Archivo...
Página 80 - After the Spanish monarchs had expelled all the Jews from all their kingdoms and lands in January, in that same month they commissioned me to undertake the voyage to India with a properly equipped fleet.
Página 51 - Sancta Gloria que es casi en el medio de la ysla, de la parte septentrional, obo eclipsis de la luna, y porque el comiengo fue primero que el sol se pusiese non pude notar saluo el termino de quando la luna acabo de volver en su claridad, y esto fue muy certificado, dos oras y media pasadas de la noche.
Página 94 - Hallaron los dos cristianos por el camino mucha gente que atravesaba á sus pueblos , mugeres y hombres con un tizon en la mano, yerbas para tomar sus sahumerios que acostumbraban * : no hallaron poblacion por el camino de mas de cinco casas , y todos les hacían el mismo acatamiento.
Página 128 - Aragón, acatando algunos buenos servicios que me habeis fecho, é espero que me fareis de aquí adelante; por la presente vos doy licencia para que podais llevar á la isla Española, ques en el mar Océano, las mercaderías...
Página 78 - Dió y pagó más el dicho Alonso de las Cabezas »(Tesorero de la Cruzada, en el Obispado de Badajoz] por otro libramiento del dicho Arzobispo de >Granada, fecho 5 de Mayo de 92 años...
Página 51 - Indias con la isla de Calis en España es siete oras y quinze minutos, de manera que en Calis se puso el sol primero que en Janahica con siete oras y quinze minutos de ora. Vide Almanach*.

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