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Ep 159: Columbus, Part 2 — A Meeting of Cultures, Searching for Gold, and Lots of Confusion
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Harry and Rafe continue the story of Columbus and his travels to the New World.
The three ships under Columbus' command find land on Oct 12, 1492, and Columbus and all his men believe they have arrived in the far eastern islands of Asia. Following interactions with the natives, several months of local explorations, and the Christmas grounding of the Santa Maria, 39 men are left behind to man a hastily-built fort, look for gold, and play nice with the natives while the Columbus boards the Nina and heads back to Spain with the Pinta to report progress to Ferdinand and Isabella.
The royals are impressed and commission 17 ships and 1,200 men to return to the New World under Columbus' command in the Autumn of 1493...
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