RHETOR 151 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Alonso De Ojeda, Diego Columbus, Encomienda
8 Feb 2017
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Paintings of the new world were widely inaccurate, based on their perceptions and knowledge. Pinzon unable to challenge columbus because he dies promptly after arrival. Especially for a state that was beginning to consolidate itself. May 29: formal instructions given - treat natives well and set up a crown trading company. This was entirely a royal endeavor (vs. genoese tradition) - royal servants. Natives tell them that they just have not reached navidad. When they arrive, there is no sign of life. King caonabo decides to take them out and kill them > unexpected. C realized that navidad is not a great place to build a colony > builds isabella . Sends 12 ships back to spain - keep the supplies line open. Thought it was close to fields of mythical gold. This was a place without running water nearby, with a lot of swamps, very hot and humid.
