History of the United States I / Unit 2 USH1 0155 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Probanzas de Méritos
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The idea
Probanzas de méritos were reports Spaniards in the New World wrote to the crown, designed to win royal patronage.
In practice
Columbus's fourteen ninety-three letter circulating through Europe and inspiring excitement.
Where people slip
The anchor calls them filled with distortions and fabrications, and still useful, for showing what Europeans expected to find.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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