Mar y Acero - Historia - Parte 1 de 4
Set sail with us today as we delve into the historical world of Sea & Steel: Columbus’ Voyages! In this first of a four-part series, we’ll set foot alongside Antonio Vaquera (game designer) as he shares the historical background on Christopher Columbus’s first voyage.
Prepárese para descubrir hechos fascinantes y sumergirse en la era de la exploración.
situado en el Muelle de las Carabelas (Palos de la Frontera, España).
Autor: Eduardo el Confesor
Resumir en pocas páginas toda la historia del Descubrimiento y Conquista de las Islas del Caribe durante los Cuatro Viajes Colombinos es una tarea titánica, dada la ingente cantidad de información que habría que procesar y condensar.
In any case, I want to make it clear that we are at the end of the first quarter of the 21st century and that it is very difficult – if not impossible – to understand with our current mentality the way of proceeding of both the so-called “Spanish” side in the game, and the “indigenous” side, for which reason we deliberately leave aside any judgment of the legal or moral type that inevitably accompanies this theme.
The following is a brief historical summary in which the most relevant events that took place during the years 1492 to 1503 are briefly recounted, covering Columbus’ Four Voyages to what was called the New World, focusing solely on the Caribbean Islands, since the occasions on which he “touched” land on the Continent were not so relevant.
Regardless of the ups and downs of Christopher Columbus’ life and the historical evolution of the Pre-Columbian Caribbean, we must focus on the date of October 12, 1492 (the moment the game begins). This is a significant date in history, as it marks the moment when Christopher Columbus, in the service of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, reached what is considered the New World. This event is commemorated as the discovery of America by Europeans. Columbus, who had sailed from Palos de la Frontera on August 3, 1492, with three ships – the Santa María, the Pinta, and the Niña – arrived at an island in the Bahamas that the natives called Guanahaní, which Columbus renamed San Salvador (Area 15 of the game map).
Este descubrimiento abrió la puerta a la exploración y colonización europea de América, iniciando un periodo de intercambios, conflictos y profundos cambios que alteraron la historia del mundo. El 12 de octubre se celebra en varios países de América y España, y recibe diferentes nombres según el lugar, como Día de la Raza, Día de la Hispanidad o Día del Respeto a la Cultura.
La diversidad.
Primer viaje (1492-1493):
Colón y su tripulación exploraron varias islas del Caribe, entre ellas lo que hoy conocemos como Cuba (a la que Colón llamó Juana) y La Española (Haití y la República Dominicana). Colón tuvo varios encuentros con los nativos, intercambiando bienes y observando sus costumbres. Colón creía haber llegado a islas cercanas a Asia, como Cipango (Japón) y Cathay (China).
Martín Alonso Pinzón, one of Christopher Columbus’s main collaborators and captain of the caravel Pinta, separated from the other two ships at some point in late November or early December 1492. The exact reason for this separation is not entirely clear and has been interpreted in various ways by historians.
On December 25, 1492, the ship called the Santa María was wrecked on Hispaniola. Guacanagari, a Taíno cacique from the region, came to the aid of Columbus and his men. He provided them with shelter, food, and assistance in rescuing the goods from the wrecked ship. The Taínos of Guacanagari showed hospitality and generosity towards the castaways. With the help of Guacanagari, Columbus decided to build a small fort called La Navidad using the remains of the Santa María. This was the first European settlement in the Americas. Columbus left 39 men in La Navidad under the command of an officer, trusting that Guacanagari would protect them.
The Pinta and the Santa María were reunited on January 6, 1493, in Hispaniola, after several weeks of separation, and on March 15, 1493, Columbus returned to Palos de la Frontera, Spain, and was received with honors.
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