Martyr, Peter
Peter Martyr d'Anghera wrote early accounts of Columbus, Ojeda, Cortes,
and other Spanish explorers.
An Italian humanist from Florence.
Served as tutor in the Spanish court and had direct access to Columbus.
Author of "De Orbe Novo" describing the first European contacts with
native Americans.
Moors
Arabs
Provence
Province of southeast France bordering on the Mediterranean.
Pinzon, Martin Alonzo
Chief shipowner of Palos. Accompanied Columbus as a captain.
Paria, Gulf of
Between Trinidad and Venezuela.
Repartimiento
Spanish, from repartir, to divide.
Distribution of slaves or assessment of taxes.
Tagus
River on the Iberian Peninsula flowing westward
through central Portugal into the Atlantic.
Ultima Thule
Ancient name for northern-most region of the habitable world.
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