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Letter of Columbus to Luis de Santangel, dated 15 February 1493

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Title
Letter of Columbus to Luis de Santangel, dated 15 February 1493
Additional title: Letter to Santangel. (Spanish). 1493 folio
Names
Columbus, Christopher (Author)
Santángel, Luis de, d. 1498 (Addressee)
Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1493
Place: Barcelona
Publisher: Pedro Posa
Library locations
Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: *KB+ 1493 (Columbus, C. Letter of Columbus to Luis de Santangel, dated 15 February 1493)
Topics
America -- Discovery and exploration
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Content: With 4 l. of fragmentary Latin mss. at end, comprising a life of St. Leocadia and an appeal presented to the Archduke Philip at Bruges, May 12, 1497, Johannes Rousselli, lord of Hernetes, with the decision of the archduke in Council.--cf. his: The Spanish letter ... lately in the possession of Bernard Quaritch. London, 1893. p. 8-9.
Citation/reference: GW 7171
Citation/reference: Gothic type; 47 lines. With ornamental initial; without catchwords, foliation and signature marks.
Citation/reference: Medina BHA 1
Citation/reference: Thacher A
Content: l. 1a: (S)Enor po[r] que se que aureis plazer dela grand vitoria que nuest[r]o seño[r] me / ha dado en mi viaie vos escriuo esta po[r] la [?]l sabreys como en ueinte dias pase A / las ídias cõ la armada [quam] los illustrissimos Rey e Reyna ñ[r]os señores me die[r]on / ...
Content: l. 2b: ... fecha enla calaue[r]a [sic] sobre las yslas de canaria a xv de feb[r]e[r]o año Mil.cccclxxxxiii. / Fa[r]a lo que mandareys El Almirãte / Anima que venia dent[r]o en la Ca[r]ta. / [5 lines] / ... fecha ha quato[r]ze dias de marzo: / Esta Carta en bio Colom A'esc[r]iuano Deraciõ / De las Jslas Halladas en Las Jndias: Cõtenida / A otra De Sus Altezas /
Physical Description
Extent: 2 l. 32 cm. (fol.)
Gothic type; 47 lines. With ornamental initial; without catchwords, foliation and signature marks.
Signature: [a]².
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
Spanish, Castilian
Latin
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14379039
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 20.01.DISC08
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 07fda820-0035-0130-671f-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1493: Created
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter of Columbus to Luis de Santangel, dated 15 February 1493" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1493. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7fbc3989-f804-30a9-e040-e00a18067752

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Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter of Columbus to Luis de Santangel, dated 15 February 1493" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7fbc3989-f804-30a9-e040-e00a18067752

APA Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. (1493). Letter of Columbus to Luis de Santangel, dated 15 February 1493 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7fbc3989-f804-30a9-e040-e00a18067752

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Letter of Columbus to Luis de Santangel, dated 15 February 1493