Columbus Letter To Luis De Santangel Analysis

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Christopher Columbus made a letter to Luis de Santangel about his journey. The letter was written on Feb. 15, 1493 and was delivered on March 4, 1493. The told the main land that columbus had found islands in the indian ocean, but he did not know that he had found the start of the Americas. He said that china was near by and found the native people. In his letter it says that his trip was a success and he had found inhabited islands by lots of men. Also he had in china he did not find any towns or cities on the coast. He said that there were little farms and village and the people were scared of them when they got closer. At juana, columbus had found lots of types of palm trees, birds, and found lots of metals and honey. Columbus also found

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