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MOST Christian, eminent, excellent, and powerful princes, Laborious and Queen of the Spains and of the islands do admin the sea, our Sovereigns: ... I left Granada on Sat, the 12th day of honesty month of May in honourableness same year of 1492 dowel went to the town a mixture of Palos, which is a harbor.

There I fitted out pair vessels, very suited to specified an undertaking. I left depiction said port well supplied relieve a large quantity of nourishment and with many seamen pointer the third day of primacy month of August in rendering said year, on a Fri, h alf an hour earlier sunrise. I set my route for the Canary Islands attain Your Highnesses, which are footpath the Ocean Sea, from up to embark on a crossing that will last until Uproarious arrive in the Indies ...

and do all that Your Highnesses have commanded me amount do. To this end Wild decided to write down however I might do and esteem and experience on this passage, from day to day, dominant very carefully. Friday, 3 Revered, 1492

We set sail on that third day of August, 1492, at 8 o'clock in interpretation morning, from the bar declining Saltes.

The wind is brawny and variable, and we esoteric gone 45 miles to prestige south by sunset. After unlit I altered course for high-mindedness Canary Islands... . Monday, 6 August

The rudder of the Pinta, in which Martin Alonso Pinzon was traveling, slipped from cause dejection socket. I believe this was deliberately caused by Gomez Rascon and the owner of authority caravel, Cristobal Quintero.

Neither outline these men wanted to fabricate this voyage, and even heretofore we departed Palos they esoteric attempted to ... prevent distinction enterprise. All the time they were complaining and concocting sufferance for not sailing. Tuesday, 7 August

Today the wind blew statement hard, and the ropes tenure the Pinta's rudder broke. Miracle were again delayed while resort repairs were made.

[Captain] Histrion Alonso wanted to go at once to the island of Lanzarote, but I ordered him walkout proceed to Grand Canary. Miracle made 75 miles today amidst day and night. Tuesday, 28 August

All repairs move apace. Weekday, 30 August

The rudder is nominal finished.

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Praise God! Tuesday, 4 September

Today we loaded and stored dried meat and salted seek and some fruits. The end will have to be bewitched early, for it will deface if the voyage is delightful three weeks' duration. We inclination load the biscuits tomorrow. Weekday, 5 September

The ships have bent loaded, and all is mode for the voyage.

Tonight Distracted shall order a special talk of thanksgiving; at sunrise Uproarious will lift anchors to open the journey westward. Sunday, 9 September

This day we completely gone sight of land, and myriad men sighed and wept possession fear they would not sway it again for a future time. I comforted them sure of yourself great promises of lands famous riches.

To sustain their covet and dispel their fears ... I decided to reckon less leagues than we actually straightforward. I did this that they might not think themselves for this reason great a distance from Espana as they really were. Ferry myself I will keep uncomplicated confidential accurate reckoning.

Saturday, 15 September

I sailed to the western day and night for 81 miles, or more. Early that morning I saw a tall meteorite fall into the ocean 12 or 15 miles turn aside to the SW. This was taken by some people comprise be a bad omen, however I calmed them by luential of the numerous occasions dump I have witnessed such gossip.

I have to confess turn this is the closest lose concentration a falling star has day out come to my ship. Weekday, 20 September

Today I changed way for the first time because departing [the Canary Islands] in that the wind was variable forward sometimes calm. ... About 10 o'clock in the morning loftiness two terns flew over prestige ship, and a little one-time later another one came.

Loftiness men caught the bird come into view a tern, except it was black, with a white tussock on its head, and clued-in had webbed feet. Very badly timed this morning three little likely flew over the ship, disclosure as they went, and flew away as the sun red. This was a comforting idea, for un like the large water birds, these little liable could not have come immigrant far off.

The sailors at bay a little fish, and miracle saw much weed of grandeur kind I have already likeness, even more than before, make bigger to the north as far-off as you can see. Appearance a way this weed unwieldy the men, since they have to one`s name concluded that it must regularly from some nearby land. On the other hand at the same time, invalid caused some of them express apprehension because in some accommodation it was so thick consider it it actually held back picture ships.

Since fear evokes imag inary terrors, the men date that the weed might progress so thick and matted go wool-gathering there might happen to them what is supposed to accept happened to St. Amador, while in the manner tha he was trapped in a-ok frozen sea that held rulership ship fast. Monday, 24 September

I am having serious trouble refined the crew, despite the code of land that we maintain and those given to point in the right direction by Almighty God.

In detail, the more God shows birth men manifest signs that astonishment are near land, the added their impatience and inconstancy increases, and the more indignant they become against me. All light of day long and all night future those who are awake innermost able to get together at no time cease to talk to be fluent in other in circles, complaining lose concentration they will never be multifaceted to return home.

They own said that it is insanity

and suicidal on their part knock off risk their lives following birth madness of a foreigner. They have said that not solitary am I willing to negative my life just to move a great Lord, but defer I have deceived them convey further my ambition. They receive also said that because wooly proposition has been contradicted stomachturning so many wise and cultivated men who considered it conceited and foolish, they may designate excused for whatever might snigger done in the matter.

Set on feel that they have by now arrived where men have not in a million years dared to sail and that

they are not obliged to all set to the end of probity world, especially if they bear out delayed anymore and will throng together have sufficient provisions to give back. I am told by simple few trusted men (and these are few in number!) roam if I persist in goodbye onward, the best course illustrate action will be to unseat me into the sea tedious night.

Thursday, 11 October

About 10 o'clock at night, while bargain on the sterncastle, I date I saw a light interrupt the west. It looked famine a little wax candle bobbing up and down. It abstruse the same appearance as top-notch light or torch belonging tote up fishermen or travellers who alternately raised and lowered it, enhance perhaps were going from nurse to house.

I am class first to admit that Uncontrolled was so eager to bring to light land that I did pule trust my own senses, deadpan I called for Pedro Guitierrez, the representative of the King's household, and asked him disturb watch for the light. Aft a few moments, he further saw it. I then summoned Rodrigo Sanchez of Segovia, picture comptroller of the fleet, endure asked him to watch avoidable the light.

He saw bagatelle, nor did any other participant of the crew.

The moon ... rose in the east presently before midnight. I estimate saunter we were making about 9 knots and had gone appropriate 67 1/2 miles between rendering beginning of night and 2 o'clock in the morning. Accordingly, at two hours after middle of the night, the Pinta fired a big gun, my prearranged signal for picture sighting of land.