page_title: Mercedes of Castile
hierarchical_section_title: Mercedes of Castile
caption_attribution_description: English: Illustration to the historical novel "Mercedes of Castile" by James Fenimore Cooper (engraving by Bertall) Polski: Ilustracja Bertalla do powieści Jamesa F. Coopera Krzysztof Kolumb: błogosławieństwo o. Juana Pereza przed wypłynięciem okrętów wyprawy
context_page_description: Mercedes of Castile; or, The Voyage to Cathay is an 1840 historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper. The novel is set in 15th-century Europe, and follows the preparations and expedition of Christopher Columbus westward to the new world.
context_section_description: Mercedes of Castile; or, The Voyage to Cathay is an 1840 historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper. The novel is set in 15th-century Europe, and follows the preparations and expedition of Christopher Columbus westward to the new world.
caption: The blessing of Columbus’ sailors before leaving Palos
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