Source 1
Summary:
This is a letter sent from Christopher Columbus to the King and Queen of Spain in 1494. Columbus persuaded Spain for economic support for his voyage plan. He mentioned the potential benefits, especially the great gold resources many times, and gave ideas of how to divide them.
Citation:
Columbus, Christopher. “Letter to the King and Queen of Spain.” Letter to the King & Queen of Spain, 02 Jan. 2009, p. 1. EBSCOhost
Source 2
Summary:
Those are journals in 1942 during the first time of Columbus’ voyage. They recorded what Columbus had done, what he thought about the long voyage and his opinions on local people.
Sunday Oct. 14: “for with fifty men they can all be subjugated and made to do what is required of them…”
Citation:
Journal of Christopher Columbus, 1492. Web.