Letter from Christopher Columbus to the Protectors of the Purchases of St. George

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Titolo dell'opera:

Letter from Christopher Columbus to the Protectors of the Purchases of St. George

Acquisizione:

Famiglia Oderico 1821 Genova - donazione

Autore:

Colombo, Cristoforo

Object Type:

manuscript

Epoca:

Inventario:

4237

Misure:

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 30; Larghezza: 20

Tecnica:

carta- inchiostro

Descrizione:

Columbus expresses nostalgia and declares, ‘although my body is here, my heart is always there,’ and entrusts his son Diego to the Republic. In return, he announces that a tenth of his income will be paid to Genoa as a discount on the tax on grain, wine and foodstuffs. He then announces that he will send his Book of Privileges, so that it may be known and preserved in order to counter the court's attempts to delegitimise him. Handwritten letter.