Über King Manuel¿s plan and discovery of Brazil
In Portugal Christopher Columbus said that, he will pass the Atlantic Ocean in about 30 days in order to reach the eastern coast of Asia. Van Olmen shared this thought with Juan II after he looked through the Genoese seaman¿s project. It means that, the French seaman¿s expedition travelled in accordance with the transatlantic project prepared by Colum-bus besides the map made by Paolo Toscanelli.Santangel wanted to realize Columbus¿s project as he believed that, it was important for his own future. Besides it, he believed that, new territories would be discovered and he would get a lot of wealth¿Pinelli could get enough profits at the result of Colum-bus¿s expeditions and he was one of the first organizers of the Chamber of Commerce (¿Casa de Contratacion¿) of Spain managing India in 1503¿.Books full of rich historical facts and sensational information will be interesting for scientists all over the world and attract special attention. Discovery of America and Brazil is the most interesting part of the history of geographical discoveries and these books are significant source for deep investigation of mentioned theme.
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