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Letter from Christopher Columbus to Nicolò Oderico
Famiglia Oderico 1821 Genova - donazione
Colombo, Cristoforo
manuscript
4236
Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 30; Larghezza: 20
carta- inchiostro
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.