Who was Christopher Columbus first mate?

Who was Christopher Columbus first mate?

Francisco Martín Pinzón
He sailed with Christopher Columbus on his first voyage to the New World in 1492, as captain of the Pinta. His youngest brother Vicente Yáñez Pinzón was captain of the Niña, and the middle brother Francisco Martín Pinzón was maestre (first mate) of the Pinta.

Where did Martin Alonso Pinzon explore?

In the prime of his career, under Cousin, a navigator from Dieppe, Pinzón sailed to the eastern coast of Africa. There he and his crew followed that continent to the southwest, where they discovered the mouth of a large river. He also sailed in the Mediterranean and had traveled the Atlantic to the Canary Islands.

Did Martín Pinzón get along with Christopher Columbus?

Martin Pinzon and Christopher Columbus appear to have generally gotten along though the historical record is less than clear.

When was Alonso Pinzon born?

1441
Martín Alonso Pinzón/Date of birth

What caused the death of the taínos?

“Their culture was interrupted by disease, marriage with Spanish and Africans, and so forth, but the main reason the Indians were exterminated as a group was sickness,” he told me. He ran through the figures from his native island: “By 1519, a third of the aboriginal population had died because of smallpox.

Who was in Christopher Columbus’s crew?

Cristobal Colon (Christopher Columbus), captain-general. Juan de la Cosa, owner and master. Diego de Arana, master-at-arms. Pedro de Gutierrez, royal steward.

What does Pinzon mean?

Spanish (Pinzón): nickname from pinzón ‘finch’.

What happened to the Arawaks?

It was long held that the island Arawak were virtually wiped out by Old World diseases to which they had no immunity (see Columbian Exchange), but more recent scholarship has emphasized the role played by Spanish violence, brutality, and oppression (including enslavement) in their demise.