Winterthur.
Marian Greene, R.T.F.
Getting Behind the Scenes.
Could you inform me if there ever was such a boy as Diego Pinzon, and if so, was he in the crew of the Pinta? Was Martin Alonzo Pinzon the proprietor of the Pinta, as stated by Mr. Coryell, or Gomez Rascona and Christopher Quintero, as stated by Justin Winsor in his Christopher Columbus?
Geneva, Fla.
Leo Rehbinder, R.T.F.
I did not say or mean to convey the impression, in Diego Pinzon, that Martin Alonzo Pinzon was the proprietor of the Pinta. I use the words, "* * * the Pinta, as the vessel of Martin Alonzo was named." I meant the vessel of which he was captain. The phrase is not definite, but is usual. The Pinta belonged to Gomez Rascon and Christoval Quintero, and had been pressed into the service of the expedition.
I have no knowledge that a boy by the name of Diego Pinzon was one of the crew of the Pinta; but I took the liberty of shipping him for the voyage, because there were several boys of his age who went on the expedition, and because there were several Pinzons in the crews of the three vessels. I have no doubt that there was more than one Diego on the expedition. I am certain there were several Pinzons; and so I make my combination of Diego Pinzon.
Cornwall, N. Y.
John R. Coryell.