TitleLetter of Columbus to Luis de Santangel, dated 15 February 1493
Additional title: Letter to Santangel. (Spanish). 1493 folio
NamesColumbus, Christopher (Author)Santángel, Luis de, d. 1498 (Addressee)
Dates / OriginDate Created: 1493Place: BarcelonaPublisher: Pedro Posa
Library locationsRare Book DivisionShelf locator: *KB+ 1493 (Columbus, C. Letter of Columbus to Luis de Santangel, dated 15 February 1493)
TopicsAmerica -- Discovery and exploration
GenresCorrespondence
NotesContent: 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 7171Citation/reference: Gothic type; 47 lines. With ornamental initial; without catchwords, foliation and signature marks.Citation/reference: Medina BHA 1Citation/reference: Thacher AContent: 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 DescriptionExtent: 2 l. 32 cm. (fol.)Gothic type; 47 lines. With ornamental initial; without catchwords, foliation and signature marks.Signature: [a]².
Type of ResourceText
LanguagesSpanish, CastilianLatin
IdentifiersNYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14379039NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 20.01.DISC08Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 07fda820-0035-0130-671f-58d385a7bc34
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