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Titolo dell'opera:
Letter from Christopher Columbus to Nicolò Oderico
Acquisizione:
Famiglia Oderico 1821 Genova - donazione
Autore:
Colombo, Cristoforo
Object Type:
manuscript
Epoca:
1502/03/21 - 1502/03/21 - XVI
Inventario:
4236
Misure:
Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 30; Larghezza: 20
Tecnica:
carta- inchiostro
Descrizione:
In 1502, hostility towards Columbus and his family grew at court. In this psychological climate of loneliness, nostalgia for Genoa grew, but above all, concern for the future of his legitimate son, Don Diego, took precedence: from many signs at court, Christopher had the feeling that upon his death, his son would be stripped of many of the privileges he had accumulated. For this reason, he took precautions, sending two copies of his “Privileges” - the Code of the same name - to Genoa and taking action at the Banco di San Giorgio to seek a protector for his son's interests. Handwritten letter.
