EPISODE · Nov 2, 2020 · 25 MIN
Christopher Columbus As A Prisoner
from Historical Context · host Jeremy LaKosh
Christopher Columbus is imprisoned at the end of his third voyage. On his way back to Spain "in irons," Columbus writes a letter to the nurse of the late Prince of Spain, who was also a sister of a former Columbus shipmate. In the letter, Columbus justifies his actions and has less than cordial things to say about his opponents. Info on Francisco de Bobadilla: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_de_Bobadilla Read the Columbus Letter to the Nurse of Prince John: https://www.americanjourneys.org/pdf/AJ-067.pdf
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