Testimonies from the Columbian Lawsuits

by M. Johnston and w-d-phillips-jr

The story of the first stage of Europe's expansion into the Americas usually focuses on the personal actions of Christopher Columbus. Nevertheless, the enterprise of the Indies was a collective endeavour. Between Columbus's first voyage in 1492 and 1504 when he returned to Spain for the last time, thousands had sailed from Spain to the Americas. Their voices have largely been forgotten, but they have not been lost. The testimony those witnesses made,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 2503510299
• ISBN13: 9782503510293
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Brepols Publishers
• Length: 522 Pages
• Weight: 2.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.4" x 10.7"