Christopher Columbus's letters

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Christopher_Columbus's_letters
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_documents
gptkbp:author gptkb:Christopher_Columbus
gptkbp:contentType description of the New World
claims of gold and riches
description of flora and fauna
description of indigenous peoples
request for further support
gptkbp:dateWritten 1493
gptkbp:firstPrintedLocation gptkb:Barcelona
gptkbp:firstPublished 1493
gptkbp:genre exploration report
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first announcement of the discovery of the Americas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Christopher Columbus's letters
gptkbp:influenced widespread publication in Europe
gptkbp:language gptkb:Italian
gptkb:Latin
gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:notable_for Letter to Gabriel Sanchez
Letter to Santángel
gptkbp:preservedIn various libraries and archives
gptkbp:purpose to report discoveries to the Spanish monarchy
gptkbp:recipient gptkb:Ferdinand_II_of_Aragon
gptkb:Isabella_I_of_Castile
gptkb:Luis_de_Santángel
Gabriel Sanchez
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Age_of_Discovery
gptkb:Columbian_Exchange
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ramusio_edition_(1559)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7