Christopher Columbus Letter To Luis De Santangel

On February fifteenth, 1493 Columbus notes, "All are most beautiful, of a thousand shapes, and all are accessible... Española is a marvel" (26). Christopher Columbus discusses in his letter to Luis de Santangel how admirable his voyage was. A voyage at sea lasting throughout the seasons, brought so much curiosity and significant information to Columbus' eyes. Throughout the journey failure was not an option and traveling leagues upon leagues was needed for future claims. Being that, Columbus was dedicated to finding every possible undiscovered island; so he sent men on a three day survey expedition. In addition, Columbus himself was successful in his findings of fertile land which include the islands of Española and Juana. Massive amounts

Christopher Columbus had a successful first voyage and he wrote, “…Our Lord has crowned my voyage…” (25), Columbus speaks as if it was fate or he was seemingly blessed with the discoveries to gain admiration from Santangel and Spain. Furthermore, striving for excellence, adoration, and a stamp of approval was important for Columbus to obtain. Columbus wanted to impress Luis de Santangel because Santangel was supporting Columbus’ endeavors. As a matter of fact, by having a successful voyage Columbus would gain recognition not only from Spain, but all of Europe and establish himself as

By doing so, Columbus is creating the best scenario possible for success and will not stop his discoveries. Columbus states, “I should not fail to find great cities and towns.” (25) Additionally, Columbus focuses on two main islands as previously stated— Juana and the most important of all Española. By focusing on these islands it allows Santangel to gain imperative information to respect Columbus’ ability to over achieve this excursion. By using detailed descriptions, celebratory tone, and flowery language Columbus creates an optimistic mood for the