1494: From the Discovery of Christopher Columbus to the Treaty of Tordesillas (Collection)

The Treaty of Tordesillas was concluded on June 7, 1494 and defined the territories of Portugal and Castile in the Atlantic Ocean
The occasion was Columbus' all-changing explorations and the accompanying colonial rivalry
This collection brings together seven key documents relating to these events

1494: From the Discovery of Christopher Columbus to the Treaty of Tordesillas (Collection)

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1494: From the Discovery of Christopher Columbus to the Treaty of Tordesillas (Collection)

The fascinating document collection 1494: From the Discovery of Christopher Columbus to the Treaty of Tordesillas brings together seven key sources on the historical development of the famous Treaty of Tordesillas. The groundbreaking contract was concluded on June 7, 1494 between the Kingdom of Castile under the reign of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand and the Kingdom of Portugal under the rule of John II and defined their territories in the Atlantic. Everything west of the meridian border line defined here was granted to Castile, everything east of it to the Portuguese crown. The collection features both the Portuguese and Castilian versions of the treaty's ratification deed with the respective signatures of the monarchs. They are accompanied by three letters by Christopher Columbus, in which he reports on his discoveries and which provide four of the first ever European depictions of the New World, as well as letters by John II on the world-changing negotiations.

Codicology

Alternative Titles: 1494: Von Christoph Kolumbus' Entdeckung bis zum Vertrag von Tordesillas
1494: Desde el descubrimiento de Cristóbal Colón hasta el Tratado de Tordesillas
Type: Manuscripts on parchment and paper; Print on paper
Origin: Portugal
Date: 1493–1494
Epochs: Late Middle Ages Onwards
Style: Renaissance
Genre: Chronicles / History / Letters
Law / Deeds / Rules
Language: Portuguese
Spanish
Latin
Illustrations: 4 full-page woodcuts, initials and cadels
Content: Letters from Christopher Columbus and documents concerning the Treaty of Tordesillas

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#1 1494: Desde el descubrimiento de Cristóbal Colón hasta el Tratado de Tordesillas

Millennium Liber – Madrid, 2023

Publisher: Millennium Liber – Madrid, 2023

Binding: The facsimiles come sorted by location in a protective folder. Each document is accompanied by a brief note in Spanish.

Complete color reproduction of the original “1494: From the Discovery of Christopher Columbus to the Treaty of Tordesillas (Collection)” at its original size. The facsimile aims to reproduce the original’s appearance, feel and physical characteristics as faithfully as possible. The pages are trimmed to the original format. The binding may differ from the original’s present-day binding. This collection includes the following documents: Columbus Cristopher: Epistolae de insulis Indie super Gangem nuper inventis (Biblioteca de Catalunya) Letter from Christopher Columbus to Luis Santangel (New York Public Library, Office of Special Collections, Fundación Lenox) Letter from Christopher Columbus to the Castilian court (Rhode Island, John Carter Brown Library) Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II ratify the Treaty of Tordesillas (Portugal, Archivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo, gaveta 17, manuscrito 2, n. 24) John II of Portugal ratifies the capitulations signed in Tordesillas on June 7, 1494 (Spain, Archivo General de Indias, Patronato, leg. 1, n. 6, registro 1) Letter from John II, king of Portugal (Spain, Archivo Histórico de la Nobleza, Villagonzalo, cp. 553, doc 10) Message letter from John II, king of Portugal, to Ferdinand II of Aragon (Spain, Archivo Histórico de la Nobleza, Villagonzalo, cp. 553, doc 8).

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