Other 1492: Ferdinand, Isabella, and the Making of an Empire

The World of Christopher Columbus (1x10)

Ημερομηνία προβολής: Μαρ 20, 2002

By 1492, the stated purpose of Columbus's trip was irrelevant. The Portuguese had already passed the Cape of Good Hope, and Vasco da Gama would soon return from his profitable Indian voyage. Columbus, a brilliant sailor, an apocalyptic zealot, and an incompetent administrator, returned from the New World believing he had ushered in a new age.