1. Departs Cádiz on the second voyage

    · Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain

    Departs Cádiz on the second voyage
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    Columbus left Cádiz with a much larger fleet intended to establish permanent Castilian settlements in the Caribbean. The canonical biography gives 24 September; this card follows the voyage article's 25 September date.

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