Project Gutenberg 2020-04-14 Public domain in the USA. 291 Humboldt, Alexander von 1769 1859 Humboldt, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Von Humboldt, Alexander Humboldt, Alexandre de Navarro y Calvo, Luis Calvo, Luis Navarro y Cristóbal Colón y el descubrimiento de América, Tomo 2 Historia de la geografía del nuevo continente y de los progresos de la astronomía náutica en los siglos XV y XVI Produced by Julia Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Cristóbal Colón y el descubrimiento de América, Tomo 2" by Alexander von Humboldt is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the life and achievements of Christopher Columbus, exploring the geographical and astronomical advancements during the 15th and 16th centuries that paved the way for his monumental discoveries. The book offers a detailed examination of the historical context and the philosophy of exploration, particularly regarding the implications of Columbus's voyages. The opening of this volume introduces readers to the personal conditions and intellectual background of Christopher Columbus, emphasizing the significance of his character traits such as instruction, audacity, and patience. Humboldt highlights how these attributes contributed to Columbus’s success as a navigator and explorer. The chapter discusses the philosophical ideas surrounding historical discovery, positioning Columbus as a pivotal figure at the intersection of the medieval and modern eras. By establishing the interconnectedness of earlier cosmographic theories and the realities faced during navigation, Humboldt prepares the groundwork for a detailed analysis of Columbus's geographical observations and his contributions to navigation and astronomical science. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 43.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. es Columbus, Christopher, 1451-1506 Navigation -- History America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish E011 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - European Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 859081 2025-06-24T12:33:04.816499 text/html 851443 2024-10-17T17:35:46 text/html 420836 2025-06-24T12:33:17.595945 application/epub+zip 426312 2025-06-24T12:33:06.803523 application/epub+zip 426312 2025-06-24T12:33:05.798518 application/epub+zip 665060 2025-06-24T12:33:24.715897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 596493 2025-06-24T12:33:16.375967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 596048 2022-09-27T22:54:04.711845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 699923 2025-06-24T12:33:03.224539 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 679977 2024-10-17T17:35:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18024 2025-06-24T12:33:24.863911 application/rdf+xml 16663 2025-06-24T12:33:05.943511 image/jpeg 2647 2025-06-24T12:33:05.871512 image/jpeg 354279 2025-06-24T12:33:04.877547 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia en.wikipedia