christophe colomb, 1450‑1506
All rights reserved. The people there are very graceful in form, less dark than those whom I had before seen in the Indies, and wear their hair long and smooth; they are also more shrewd, intelligent, and courageous. Sailed this day till sunset, twenty-seven leagues. In the night sailed one hundred and twenty miles, at the rate of ten miles an hour, which make thirty leagues. Whereas, Most Christian, High, Excellent, and Powerful Princes, King and Queen of Spain and of the Islands of the Sea, our Sovereigns, this present year 1492, after your Highnesses had terminated the war with the Moors reigning in Europe, the same having been brought to an end in the great city of Granada, where on the second day of January, this present year, I saw the royal banners of your Highnesses planted by force of arms upon the towers of the Alhambra, which is the fortress of that city, and saw the Moorish king come out at the gate of the city and kiss the hands of your Highnesses, and of the Prince my Sovereign; and in the present month, in consequence of the information which I had given your Highnesses respecting the countries of India and of a Prince, called Great Can, which in our language signifies King of Kings, how, at many times he, and his predecessors had sent to Rome soliciting instructors who might teach him our holy faith, and the holy Father had never granted his request, whereby great numbers of people were lost, believing in idolatry and doctrines of perdition. Son but était de trouver une route pour ce rendre en Asie par l’ouest. Continued their course west and sailed twenty-five leagues; reckoned to the crew twenty. Christophe Colomb (1450-1506) est un célèbre navigateur italien originaire de Gênes qui, après le refus du roi du Portugal et de longues négociations, obtint de la reine Isabelle Ire de Castille une flottille de trois caravelles (Santa Maria, Pinta et Nina) pour trouver la route des Indes par l’ouest. Wikipedia contributors. And considering the indications of it among the natives who wear it upon their arms and legs, and having ascertained that it is the true metal by showing them some pieces of it which I have with me, I cannot fail, with the help of our Lord, to find the place which produces it. Wednesday, 10 October. WorldCat is the world's largest library catalog, helping you find library materials online. The sea was like a river, the air soft and mild. Sailed in the night nearly five leagues, and twenty-three in the day. N.p., 28 Dec. 2009. Colomb, Christophe. Christophe Colomb Christopher Columbus (1450-1506) était un explorateur italien, navigateur, colonisateur et citoyen de la République de Gênes. It grows in this island, but from my short stay here I could not satisfy myself fully concerning it; the gold, also, which they wear in their noses, is found here, but not to lose time, I am determined to proceed onward and ascertain whether I can reach Cipango. Fils de tisserands genoie, il vînt au Portugal en 1476, il y étudia et il s'y maria avec Filipa Moniz avec laquelle il eu son premier fils, Diego, et eu son deuxième fils avec sa maîtresse Béatriz Enriquez de Arana. Christophe Colomb (1451-1506), portrait présumé attribué à Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio. Copyright © 2001-2021 OCLC. If it please our Lord, I intend at my return to carry home six of them to your Highnesses, that they may learn our language. Introduction : Christophe Colomb (1450-1506) Marin Génois au service des rois catholique d’Espagne a réalisé au total 4voyages aux indes. It took four years for them to finally accept it. Two pelicans came on board, and afterwards another,–a sign of the neighborhood of land. Create lists, bibliographies and reviews: Your request to send this item has been completed. 14 Sep. 2015. This is so beautiful a place, as well as the neighboring regions, that I know not in which course to proceed first; my eyes are never tired with viewing such delightful verdure, and of a species so new and dissimilar to that of our country, and I have no doubt there are trees and herbs here which would be of great value in Spain, as dyeing materials, medicine, spicery, etc., but I am mortified that I have no acquaintance with them. You may send this item to up to five recipients. Bring them victuals and drink.” There came many of both sexes, every one bringing something, giving thanks to God, prostrating themselves on the earth, and lifting up their hands to heaven. The Reception of Christopher Columbus (1450-1506) by Ferdinand II (1452-1516) of Aragon and Isabella (1451-1504) of Castille made by Eugene Deveria as the highest quality fineart print to your liking. Dogs were seen of a large and small size, and one of the men had hanging at his nose a piece of gold half as big as a castellailo, with letters upon it. Please select Ok if you would like to proceed with this request anyway. [pic] Problématique intermédiaire : Comment la découverte de Christophe Colomb a-t-elle élargi l’ horizon géographique des Européens ? Fils d'un tisserand, il s'installa au Portugal en 1476 ou 1477. The Admiral here says “this headwind was very necessary to me, for my crew had grown much alarmed, dreading that they never should meet in these seas with a fair wind to return to Spain.” Part of the day saw no weeds, afterwards great plenty of it. de J. Barbey d'Aurevilly Date de l'édition originale: 1884 Sujet de l'ouvrage: Colomb, Christophe (1450?-1506) Le présent ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation patrimoniale des ouvrages de la littérature Française mise en place avec la BNF. Following these expeditions were the conquering and genocide of millions of “Indian” tribes and the birth of the slave trade. As I had first imagined it to be the mouth of a river, I had directed the casks to be carried ashore for water, which being done we discovered eight or ten men who straightway came up to us, and directed us to a village in the neighborhood; I accordingly dispatched the crews thither in quest of water, part of them armed, and the rest with the casks, and the place being at some distance it detained me here a couple of hours. Caught a bird similar to a grajao; it was a river and not a marine bird, with feet like those of a gull. Those who went for water informed me that they had entered their houses and found them very clean and neat, with beds and coverings of cotton nets. Confirm this request. We do not sell mass-produced goods but produce custom-made masterpieces. The crew of the Nina stated that they had seen a grajao, and a tropic bird, or water-wagtail, which birds never go farther than twenty-five leagues from the land. The natives are an inoffensive people, and so desirous to possess any thing they saw with us, that they kept swimming off to the ships with whatever they could find, and readily bartered for any article we saw fit to give them in return, even such as broken platters and fragments of glass. So after having expelled the Jews from your dominions, your Highnesses, in the same month of January, ordered me to proceed with a sufficient armament to the said regions of India, and for that purpose granted me great favors, and ennobled me that thenceforth I might call myself Don, and be High Admiral of the Sea, and perpetual Viceroy and Governor in all the islands and continents which I might discover and acquire, or which may hereafter he discovered and acquired in the ocean; and that this dignity should be inherited by my eldest son, and thus descend from degree to degree forever. Les grands personnages ; 14Collection : Histoire juniors ; 14Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : UnivJeun0Contient une table des matièresAvec mode text :] Epistola de insulis Indie supra Gangem nuper inventis. Friday, 3 August 1492. Search. 14 Sept. 2015. From this part toward the northeast is an extensive bay with many large and thick groves. And now that your Highnesses have commissioned me to make this voyage of discovery, the truths which I have stated are evidently proved, because in this voyage, when I was off the island of Hargin and its vicinity, which is twenty degrees to the North of the equinoctial line, I found the people black and the land very much burnt; and when after that I went to the Cape Verde Islands I found the people there very much darker still, and the more southward we went, the more they approach the extreme of blackness; so that when I reached the parallel of Sierra Leone, where, as night came on, the North star rose five degrees, the people there were excessively black, and as I sailed westward the heat became extreme. Sunday, 9 September. Read. Being at sea, about midway between Santa Maria and the large island, which I name Fernandina, we met a man in a canoe going from Santa Maria to Fernandina; he had with him a piece of the bread which the natives make, as big as one’s fist, a calabash of water, a quantity of reddish earth, pulverized and afterwards kneaded up, and some dried leaves which are in high value among them, for a quantity of it was brought to me at San Salvador; he had besides a little basket made after their fashion, containing some glass beads, and two blancas by all which I knew he had come from San Salvador, and had passed from thence to Santa Maria. At sunset Martin Alonzo called out with great joy from his vessel that he saw land, and demanded of the Admiral a reward for his intelligence. But as I have already described, I have now seen so much irregularity, that I have come to another conclusion respecting the Earth, namely, that it is not round as they describe, but of the form of a pear, which is very round except where the stalk grows, at which part it is most prominent; or like a round ball upon part of which is a prominence like a woman’s nipple, this protrusion being the highest and nearest the sky, situated under the equinoctial line, and at the eastern extremity of this sea. Wikipedia contributors. The Admiral again perceived it once or twice, appearing like the light of a wax candle moving up and down, which some thought an indication of land. Here are also whales. L'origine de Christophe Colomb est l'objet d'une polémique et de nombreux débats. Presently they descried people, naked, and the Admiral landed in the boat, which was armed, along with Martin Alonzo Pinzon, and Vincent Yanez his brother, captain of the Nina. Columbus brought his plan to Portuguese, Genoan, Venetian, and English royalty; they all rejected it, claiming that Columbus’ estimates were inaccurate and he was heading for certain death. THE TRIAL OF MARTHA CARRIER AT THE COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER, SALEM, AUGUST 2, 1692, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God (excerpt), Some Accounts of the Fore Part of the Life of Elizabeth Ashbridge, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Excerpts), “Occasioned by General Washington’s arrival in Philadelphia, on his way to his seat in Virginia”, December, 1783[footnote]Published in the Freeman's Journal, December 10, 1783. They came to the ship in canoes, made of a single trunk of a tree, wrought in a wonderful manner considering the country; some of them large enough to contain forty or forty-five men, others of different sizes down to those fitted to hold but a single person. Sailed in the whole day and night, twenty leagues and a half; reckoned to the crew seventeen. Your Web browser is not enabled for JavaScript. Collection : Histoire juniors. I saw many trees, very dissimilar to those of our country, and many of them had branches of different sorts upon the same trunk; and such a diversity was among them that it was the greatest wonder in the world to behold. . The Admiral did not succeed in reaching the island of Gomera till Sunday night. Famille. Martin Alonzo remained at Grand Canary by command of the Admiral, he being unable to keep the other vessels company. They are all extremely verdant and fertile, with the air agreeable, and probably contain many things of which I am ignorant, not inclining to stay here, but visit other islands in search of gold. I now set sail for the other large island to the west and gave orders for the canoe which the Nina had in tow to be set adrift. In the meantime I strayed about among the groves, which present the most enchanting sight ever witnessed, a degree of verdure prevailing like that of May in Andalusia, the trees as different from those of our country as day is from night, and the same may be said of the fruit, the weeds, the stones and everything else. Christopher Columbus is often known as an Italian explorer, colonizer, as well as the man who “discovered” America. Here the pilots found their places upon the chart: the reckoning of the Nina made her four hundred and forty leagues distant from the Canaries, that of the Pinta four hundred and twenty, that of the Admiral four hundred. Sailed till an hour after sunrise, twenty-three leagues; reckoned to the crew eighteen. Steered west and sailed, day and night, above fifty leagues; wrote down only forty-seven; the current favored them. Read. A thousand different sorts of trees, with their fruit were to be met with, and of a wonderfully delicious odor. Whatever they possessed, they bartered for what we chose to give them. Columbus, which is an anglicization of his original name, studied history, astronomy, geography, the Bible, and several languages (“Christopher Columbus”). Navigateur italien au service des monarques espagnols Isabelle de Castille et Ferdinand d'Aragon. The name field is required. Please select Ok if you would like to proceed with this request anyway. “Summary and Background of Journal of the First Voyage of Columbus.” Introduction. These people are similar to those of the islands just mentioned, and have the same language and customs; with the exception that they appear somewhat more civilized, showing themselves more subtle in their dealings with us, bartering their cotton and other articles with more profit than the others had experienced. Le révélateur du globe, Christophe Colomb et sa béatification future / Léon Bloy; préf. DOSSIER CCF Histoire Thème d’étude : Voyages et découvertes du XVI au XVIIIe siècle. In this manner a single tree bears five or six different kinds. These signs encouraged them, and they all grew cheerful. This other island they name Bosio, and inform me that it is very large; the others which lie in our course, I shall examine on the passage, and according as I find gold or spices in abundance, I shall determine what to do; at all events I am determined to proceed on to the continent, and visit the city of Guisay, where I shall deliver the letters of your Highnesses to the Great Can, and demand an answer, with which I shall return. The First Acts of Hostility, between the Indians, and the English. This island even exceeds the others in beauty and fertility. Famille Son père est tisserand puis marchand de vin. Tuesday, 16 October. Get this from a library! It rained violently from midnight till near day, and the sky still remains clouded; we remain off the southeast part of the island, where I expect to anchor and stay till the weather grows clear, when I shall steer for the other islands I am in quest of. A) Un contexte favorable 1.Le projet de rejoindre l’ … Linked Data. Continued their course west and sailed twelve miles an hour, for two hours, then eight miles an hour. You may have already requested this item. Continued on, and sailed, day and night, twenty- five leagues, experiencing a calm. After his rescue, he was forced to The Admiral was unwilling to remain here, beating about in search of land, but he held it for certain that there were islands to the north and south, which in fact was the case and he was sailing in the midst of them. He was born approximately between October 31, 1450 and October 30, 1451 in the Republic of Genoa, which is now Italy. Saturday, 13 October. par Soledad Estorach et Michel Lequenne ; introd. Leandro di Cosco. ARTICLE. The Admiral says he had found them in an unfavorable disposition before setting out. CESERANI, GIAN PAOLO VENTURA / Gründ (1990) La familia de Colón podría tener raíces escocesas / Jorge S. Casillas / Société maubeugeoise d'édition (2016) in Vocable (ed. Reckoned only forty-eight leagues, that the men might not be terrified if they should be long upon the voyage. Having taken our water on board, I set sail and proceeded northwest till I had surveyed the coast to the point where it begins to run from east to west. India and China were vital trade partners as they had resources such as spices, silks, and dyes. No sheep nor goats were seen, and although our stay here has been short, it being now noon, yet were there any, I could hardly have failed of seeing them. Sous les auspices des monarques catholiques d'Espagne, il a complété quatre voyages à travers l'océan Atlantique. “How Glooskap Went to England and France”, Journal of the First Voyage to America, 1492-1493 (excerpt), Narrative of the Third Voyage, 1498-1500 (excerpt), A Short Account Of The Destruction of the Indies, Chapter VII: The Character of the Country (Excerpt), Chapter X: The Assault from the Indians (Excerpt), Chapter XII: The Indians Bring Us Food (Excerpt), Chapter XXI: Our Cure of Some of the Afflicted, Chapter XXIV: Customs of the Indians of That Country (Excerpt), Chapter XXXII: The Indians Give Us the Hearts of Deer (Excerpt), Chapter XXXIII: We See Traces of Christians (Excerpt), Chapter XXXIV: Of Sending for the Christians (Excerpt), “How the Spaniards Came to Shung-Opovi, How They Built a Mission, and How the Hopi Destroyed the Mission”, The
It lies westerly from the island of Fernandina, and the coast extends from the islet twelve leagues, west, to a cape which I called Cabo Hermoso, it being a beautiful, round headland with a bold shore free from shoals. Export to EndNote / Reference Manager(non-Latin), Bibliothèque historique (Payot (Firm : Paris, France)). Washington arrived in Philadelphia from New York, December 8th. Many land birds, one of which they took, flying towards the southwest; also grajaos, ducks, and a pelican were seen. Wednesday, 17 October. Introduction : Christophe Colomb (1450-1506) Marin Génois au service des rois catholique d’Espagne a réalisé au total 4voyages aux indes. Christophe Colomb Navigateur génois, découvreur de l'Amérique (Gênes 1450 ou 1451-Valladolid 1506). It was in order to favor this notion that I ordered the canoe to be set adrift, and gave the man the presents above mentioned, that when your Highnesses send another expedition to these parts it may meet with a friendly reception. Steered about west-northwest varying their course, and making thirty leagues’ progress. Jean-Christophe & Winnie FRENCH WEBRIP 2018. COLOMB Christophe, La dcouverte de lAmrique, La Dcouverte, La Dcouverte poche. The Admiral accordingly shifted his course from west to west-southwest, with a resolution to continue two days ill that direction. Having taken in food, water, meat and other provisions, which had been provided by the men which he left ashore on departing for Grand Canary to repair the Pinta, the Admiral took his final departure from Gomera with the three vessels on Thursday, 6 September. 1451-1506 Colombo, Cristóvão, 1451?-1506 Columbus, Christofer, 1451-1506 Cristoforo Colombo كولومبس، كريستوفر، 1451-1506 Colón, Cristóbal (1451-1506). It drizzled without wind, which is a sure sign of land. The people we found naked like those of San Salvador, and of the same disposition. At three o’clock, I sent the boat on shore for water; the natives with great good will directed the men where to find it, assisted them in carrying the casks full of it to the boat, and seemed to take great pleasure in serving us. Christophe Colomb / par le comte Roselly de Lorgues. At night the needles varied a point towards the northwest, in the morning they were true, by which it appears that the polar star moves, like the others, and the needles are always right. You may have already requested this item. Here the Indians gave me to understand that this island was smaller than that of Samoet, and that I had better return in order to reach it the sooner. “Christopher Columbus.” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. We asked him in return, for water, and after I had gone on board the ship, the natives came down to the shore with their calabashes full, and showed great pleasure in presenting us with it. Sailed day and night, west thirty-nine leagues, and reckoned only thirty-six. Twice, saw two pelicans; many weeds. Situé à Lozinghem près de Béthune This day and night sailed sixty leagues, at the rate of ten miles an hour, which are two leagues and a half. Afterwards they came swimming to the boats, bringing parrots, balls of cotton thread, javelins, and many other things which they exchanged for articles we gave them, such as glass beads, and hawk’s bells; which trade was carried on with the utmost good will. I ordered that nothing which they had left should be taken, not even the value of a pin. The Admiral held a conversation with Martin Alonzo Pinzon, captain of the Pinta, respecting a chart which the Admiral had sent him three days before, in which it appears he had marked down certain islands in that sea; Martin Alonzo was of opinion that they were in their neighborhood, and the Admiral replied that he thought the same, but as they had not met with them, it must have been owing to the currents which had carried them to the northeast and that they had not made such progress as the pilots stated. Son but était de trouver. The crew of the Pinta saw a cane and a log; they also picked up a stick which appeared to have been carved with an iron tool, a piece of cane, a plant which grows on land, and a board. 25 works Search for books with subject Christophe Colomb (ca 1451-1506). None of the villages which I saw contained more than twelve or fifteen of them. Friday, 21 September. Some pardelas were seen, and another bird. Il était donc né en 1435. I thought then, and still believe, that these were from the continent. The Admiral directed him to return the chart, when he traced their course upon it in presence of the pilot and sailors. Finally Columbus brought his plan to Spanish King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I in 1486. Moreover, Sovereign Princes, besides describing every night the occurrences of the day, and every day those of the preceding night, I intend to draw up a nautical chart, which shall contain the several parts of the ocean and land in their proper situations; and also to compose a book to represent the whole by picture with latitudes and longitudes, on all which accounts it behooves me to abstain from my sleep, and make many trials in navigation, which things will demand much labor. This is a large and level island, with trees extremely flourishing, and streams of water; there is a large lake in the middle of the island, but no mountains: the whole is completely covered with verdure and delightful to behold. - Au service des Rois catholiques … Introduction : Christophe Colomb (1450-1506) Marin Génois au service des rois catholique d’Espagne a réalisé au total 4 voyages aux indes. Now, writing this, I set sail with a southerly wind to circumnavigate the island, and search till we can find Samoet, which is the island or city where the gold is, according to the account of those who come on board the ship, to which the relation of those of San Salvador and Santa Maria corresponds. I ordered more glass beads to be given them, and they promised to return the next day. Formation. Columbus, Christopher, Colomb, Christophe, ca 1451-1506, Colomb, Christophe (1450?-1506), Colombo, Cristoforo, Entdeckung, Rezeption Publisher New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; china Digitizing sponsor Internet Archive Contributor Internet Archive Language English I assure your Highnesses that these lands are the most fertile, temperate, level and beautiful countries in the world. The air soft as that of Seville in April, and so fragrant that it was delicious to breathe it. Steered west-southwest and sailed day and night eleven or twelve leagues; at times during the night, fifteen miles an hour, if the account can be depended upon. I did not, however, land. Every day that I have been in these Indies it has rained more or less. The Silk Road was an important trade network which connected Europe to those eastern lands; it became dangerous in 1453 around the fall of Constantinople to Ottoman Turks who were aggressive toward the west (“Silk Road”). Colomb, Christophe, environ 1451-1506, Colomb, Christophe, (1450?-1506) Publisher Paris : Éditions du Seuil Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks Digitizing sponsor Kahle/Austin Foundation Contributor Internet Archive Language French If they happen to upset, they all jump into the sea, and swim till they have righted their canoe and emptied it with the calabashes they carry with them. Read. Found the sea like the river at Seville, “thanks to God,” says the Admiral. His career in travel continued in the form of trading. I then ordered his canoe to be returned to him, and despatched him back to land. The earliest version of this poem remained practically unchanged in the later editions. On these grounds, therefore, I affirm that the globe is not spherical, but that there is the difference in its form which I have described; the which is to be found in this hemisphere at the point where the Indies meet the ocean, the extremity of the hemisphere being below the equinoctial line. Amérique > Découverte et exploration espagnoles. montre plus ccf histoire 314 mots | 2 pages. At two o’clock in the morning the land was discovered, at two leagues’ distance; they took in sail and remained under the square-sail lying to till day, which was Friday, when they found themselves near a small island, one of the Lucayos, called in the Indian language Guanahani. It is my wish to fill all the water casks of the ships at this place, which being executed, I shall depart immediately, if the weather serve, and sail round the island, till I succeed in meeting with the king, in order to see if I can acquire any of the gold, which I hear he possesses. Steered their course west and sailed above twenty leagues; saw a large fragment of the mast of a vessel, apparently of a hundred and twenty tons, but could not pick it up. ge n.. BN Cat. By reading these primary source documents from Columbus’ voyages, one can be critical of the modern portrayal of Columbus, the alleged discovery of America, and the nature of history itself. I do not, however, see the necessity of fortifying the place, as the people here are simple in war-like matters, as your Highnesses will see by those seven which I have ordered to be taken and carried to Spain in order to learn our language and return, unless your Highnesses should choose to have them all transported to Castile, or held captive in the island. I determined to stay here till the evening of the next day, and then sail for the southwest; for according to what I could learn from them, there was land at the south as well as at the southwest and northwest and those from the northwest came many times and fought with them and proceeded on to the southwest in search of gold and precious stones. In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail for his first voyage out of a total of four (“Christopher Columbus”). Their houses are all built in the shape of tents, with very high chimneys. tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244208738435063536.post-3957197088423934132 2018-03-04T01:43:00.000-08:00 2018-03-17T05:38:12.731-07:00 His wish was to proceed on to the Indies, having such fair weather, for if it please God, as the Admiral says, we shall examine these parts upon our return. CCF Histoire: l'histoire de Christophe Colomb. Saw a pelican; the sea smooth as a river, and the finest air in the world. His interest in exploring began early and by 1473, he was an apprentice to a business agent, embarking on trips to bring cargo to Europe. Experienced a heavy shower. Colomb est considéré, à juste titre, comme l'initiateur des Temps modernes, et son voyage de 1492 fait incontestablement de lui le plus grand navigateur de tous les temps. Sunday, 7 October. You can easily create a free account. Datasets available include LCSH, BIBFRAME, LC Name Authorities, LC Classification, MARC codes, PREMIS vocabularies, ISO language codes, and more. Some paint the face, and some the whole body; others only the eyes, and others the nose. Ptolemy and the other philosophers who have written upon the globe thought that it was spherical, believing that this [western] hemisphere was round as well as that in which they themselves dwelt, the centre of which was in the island of Arin, which is under the equinoctial line between the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Persia; and the circle passes over Cape St. Vincent in Portugal westward, and eastward by Cangara and the Seras;—in which hemisphere I make no difficulty as to its being a perfect sphere as they describe; but this western half of the world I maintain is like half of a very round pear, having a raised projection for the stalk, as I have already described, or like a woman’s nipple on a round ball.