Capitulations of Santa Fe.
signed document between Christopher Columbus and the rulers of Spain
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About Capitulations of Santa Fe
The Capitulations of Santa Fe between Christopher Columbus and the Catholic Monarchs, Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon, were signed in Santa Fe, Granada on April 17, 1492. They granted Columbus the titles of admiral of the Ocean Sea, viceroy, and governor-general and the honorific don, and also the tenth part of all riches to be obtained from his intended voyage. The document followed a standard form in use since the 14th Century in Catalonia, in which the Catalan King had to agree on specific conditions with those building boats and taking to the sea. The first documented capitulation appears in the "Capitula conventa inter Dominum Regem Petrum, et Diputatos Cathaloniae et Maioricarum, Super armatam fiendam in guerra Castellae " of 1363. The agreements have specific points arranged in chapters (capítulos).
Everything about Capitulations of Santa Fe →- Country
- Spain
- Inception
- April 17, 1492, 1492
- Website
- http://www.archivomunicipaldesantafe.es/upload/images/a/af/capitulaciones.pdf