Historia del Almirante Don Cristóbal Colón

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Historia del Almirante Don Cristóbal Colón is a biographical and historical account of Christopher Columbus’s life and voyages, written by his son Ferdinand Columbus in the early 16th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biographical work
book
early modern Spanish prose
historical work
about Castilian Crown and overseas expansion
Spanish exploration of the Atlantic
discovery of the Americas
life of Christopher Columbus
voyages of Christopher Columbus
aimsTo defend the reputation of Christopher Columbus
justify Columbus’s claims and privileges
associatedWith Crown of Castile
Spanish Empire
author Ferdinand Columbus
authorRelationshipToSubject son
circulation manuscript tradition in the 16th century
contains narrative of the first voyage of 1492
narrative of the fourth voyage of 1502
narrative of the second voyage of 1493
narrative of the third voyage of 1498
countryOfOrigin Spain
focusesOn Columbus’s four voyages to the New World
Columbus’s legal and political disputes
Columbus’s service to the Catholic Monarchs
Columbus’s titles and privileges
genre biography
historiography
historicalPeriodDescribed early 16th century
late 15th century
historicalSignificance key narrative source for Columbus’s voyages
one of the earliest biographies of Christopher Columbus
influenced early modern European views of Columbus
later Columbus biographies
language Spanish
literaryTradition Spanish chronicles of the Indies
mainSubject Christopher Columbus
narrativePerspective first-person family account
originalTitle Historia del Almirante Don Cristóbal Colón self-link
sourceType primary family source
subjectOccupationDescribed admiral
explorer
navigator
timeOfWriting early 16th century
usedAsSourceBy historians of the Age of Discovery
workTitleMentions title of admiral of the Ocean Sea
writtenBySonOfSubject Christopher Columbus

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Ferdinand Columbus notableWork Historia del Almirante Don Cristóbal Colón
Historia del Almirante Don Cristóbal Colón originalTitle Historia del Almirante Don Cristóbal Colón self-link