New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-14
Luis SANTANGEL IND COLUMBUS.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE MAN WHO LOANED lin
MONEY

AN ACCOUNT OF THE MAN WIN boANnD nav
MONEY.
In n recent issue OF the Boersen Courier. oi Der
I'm an attempt was made to DO justice 70 man "uo
played considerable part In the critical per'oo VI w
iumbuss life The great discovercr himself was ever
mindful OF his friends services. and at the chd OIL Ms
eventful voyage, FASTENED to chronicle Tor hi It's o'
events - a..
"The Columbus celebration OF America s"'' Wv
,our,o, has renewed interest number OF questions
reaardng the great discoverer. Among these % INC
ouerv ms 10 whom Columbus was really indebted Ior
Pm. means 10 prosecute his great undertaking Inc
statement that Queen Isabella Dawned her Jewels U"
holm the mariner has long since been reegatcd 10 inc
realm OF fable although 1t was hard blow 10 'as
titan pride. The jewels OF Her Majesty wefo are'"'
IN uawn True and commensurate interest III Ooiuh'
hn,ss project manifested alone by the hraSo"a"
country men OF King Ferdinand ii. the braves' anu
most daring seamcn Of the time one Of the most IA
NOUS OF these men was that Maestro Jarome' OF MAJ
,orca q baptized Hebrew. whom the infant Henry Of
Portugal had entrusted with the direction OF the ma
rine school which he had established at Sagras ia
rome was the author OF an excellent series Oh STA
MAPS tho perfecter Of the compass He also taught
the use Of the astroabe to the mariners In the cce
OF Araeonisns the royal court OF spaih' certain
Luis santangel was especially prominent Las casa
d.c,ares that he was a clever and popular man, ana
. vres, fayorite with the King and Queen THIS man.
according to the declarations OF Don Fernando Coun
bus In the biography OF his father proven W DC 'n
1.cov.r.r., hest friend In the Madrid journal. 'El
c.nt>nario Miguel Mir recently gave particulars re-
garding his personality.
"Ifke 90 many influential personages OF thoeo uaS ~
Santangcl's family also OF Jewish oi1gll' ho"'-
h.rs OF the family were to found among the judges
attorneys and prvy counsellors OF Laragoza. IheS
also play I'd important parts at court An
q bishop, two priors, among Others belonged 10 '"e
s.ntanrel race As to Luis Slnangel the local chro-
,c,es ~ Cat.1ayad relate that King Ferdinand, WHO
uss often embarrassed for lack OF money, once ar
rived In the city with small following ana prev
ceded NJ once TO SantangePs house. where lie received
the necessary loan.
at was this Luis santangel who-to use modern
Observation-Disclosures the discovery OF America
Leaving aside the rather meOdramatic account OF Lbs
Casas 1t is a fact that Luis santangel, the trusted
servant OF King Ferdinand and empowered by Ills
Majesty, again spoke in favor OF columbus 10 .i'e
Oueen ON that eventfuI January day BY promising
to lend the money TO prepare the vessels Tor inc
VOYAGE he induced the Queen 10 recall Columbus
Moreover he did this with no other surety than the
Kings word. In the archives Of Smancas are SUI
to be papers signed by Sanangel setting forth
that he had received back 100000 marayeds which
who accompanied the fleet Columbus was grateful
to the the @a1 Tns had 1Se h om
voyage to America and when near the Azores he felt
It his duty to send the first news Of S great @S
Of the most remarkable documents relating - the
discovery OF the New World: King FeidiLmd also
lived He presented large dowItes to the bankers
daughters-Santange was married TO Senorta de los
Cabalera, family of Jewish orlsn-and made one OF
DEATH however, the Statthalter. during Emperor
Charles's absence deprived Santangel of all his offices
He seems to have appealed in vain against THIS IN
Justice