Chapter 201: The Island of Cuba

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After all, according to Catholic teachings, all people are equal. Therefore, the slave trade cannot be put on the table. Although indentured slavery is also very popular in Europe at present, it cannot be made public. Portugal was trading in black slaves, but it was not overt. All of this involves the issue of religion.

Fortunately, the female slaves sold by Marin were all Orthodox Christians and were hostile to Catholicism. If Marin dared to sell Catholics as slaves in large quantities, it is estimated that the Holy See would have to blow up. Even if there is a pope's father-in-law, it is estimated that he will have to eat and hang. As for the trafficking of Orthodox women, it is okay if it is not discovered publicly, and if the news is made public, it will also affect Marin's reputation. After all, the large-scale trafficking of women and children, the notoriety of a "human trafficker" cannot escape.

To this end, Marin asked Kohler to arrange for manpower to be stationed in the Strait of Gibraltar and bribe Pisas, the commander of the Spanish Gibraltar fleet, to turn a blind eye.

And on the Atlantic, in order to ensure the safety of Mao Mei, Ma Lin also arranged 20 warships to come to meet and avoid problems with Mao Mei's safety. After all, these women are the hope of those single immigrants in East Friesian Lamber. It's not a pity to lose the goods, it's a pity to lose people. In particular, the whole fleet is full of beautiful women......

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When the fleet transporting Mao Mei passed through the Strait of Gibraltar and joined the escort fleet in the Atlantic, Columbus's fleet also came to the Caribbean Sea again.

After passing through Cape Haïtien, where the island of Hispaniola had been discovered, Columbus discovered that the "Christmas Fort", once a colony he had built here, had been abandoned by the Spaniards.

Columbus then continued westward along the northern edge of the island of Haiti in search of the island of Cuba......

In fact, when Columbus first discovered America, he had already discovered the island of Cuba. At that time, however, Columbus had discovered only the southeastern part of the narrow island of Cuba. Moreover, after the second voyage, because of the influence of Marin's "syphilis report", Columbus was lifted off the altar and became a street rat that everyone shouted at, and there was no third and fourth voyage.

Therefore, Columbus's information about the island of Cuba was very incomplete before, and it could only be regarded as a "glimpse", only a section of information on the southeastern tip of the island of Cuba, and there was no complete map at all.

However, upon arriving off the coast of the island of Cuba, Columbus was astonished to discover that the outline of the island of Cuba that Marin had given him was very accurate. It seems that the island of Cuba has been discovered before.

As a result, Columbus no longer had the face to call himself the discoverer of the "Savage Continent". Obviously, everyone has a complete map, and they are much more advanced than him......

Along the northern coast of the island of Cuba, Columbus directed the fleet to continue sailing, while recording the latitude and longitude so that later voyagers could easily reach their destination according to the coordinates.

After a few days of sailing, the course of the northern coast of the island of Cuba changed from northwest, to due west, and then to southwest. Soon the fleet reached the westernmost point of the island of Cuba and then ...... east

At this point, Columbus didn't have to explore anymore. Because, as it turned out, the map of Cuba given by Marin was very accurate, but there were no specific coordinates.

After discovering Pinos, Columbus simply ended his exploration of the island of Cuba. There is a map of Cuba drawn by Marin according to the map of later generations, and he also explores a P. In fact, his mission this time was clearly to record the coordinates of navigation. There is a complete set of nautical coordinates, which is very suitable for ordinary captains to find specific destinations according to the coordinates without going astray.

After replenishing the island of Pinos with fresh water, Columbus had planned to go directly south in search of Panama. However, Columbus suddenly remembered that the ball made of what Marlin called "rubber" that he had given to Caesar had attracted Marin's great attention. Moreover, Marin said that if he could find a rubber tree, it would be a credit.

So Columbus stopped his journey south and returned to the island of Cuba, where he disembarked with his men who knew simple Indian language to communicate with the natives and inquire about the rubber trees.

The Indians who live on the islands of Cuba and Hispaniola belong to the Taíno among the Arawaks. Columbus and a few of his right-hand men spent a long time on the island of Haiti and learned some Taíno from the local Taítan. So, it wasn't particularly difficult for them to communicate with the locals.

Tylenol is gentle and not as aggressive as the Caribbeans. So, Columbus and his men easily communicated with the locals.

After giving away some beautiful glass ornaments, the local chief told Columbus that the seeds of the rubber trees had actually been brought in by the invading Caribbeans from the south. In Cuba, there are not many rubber trees, and the chief, looking around, only found a few dozen rubber trees in his territory, collected a small bag (hundreds) of rubber tree seeds, and told Columbus the precautions and methods of rubber tapping.

Columbus collected the hundreds of rubber tree seeds like a treasure, and planned to take them to the island of Grenada when he returned to the sea, so that George Sr. could arrange for them to be planted. In a few years, hundreds of rubber trees will be ready for tapping.

After leaving the Taíno tribe, Columbus rushed to the next Taíno tribe, and by the same means, he took some beautiful glass ornaments and exchanged them for dozens of rubber tree seeds from another Taíno chieftain......

By analogy, after visiting five Taíno chieftains along the coast, Columbus collected a total of 460 rubber tree seeds, which he then carefully packed in a waterproof animal skin bag and hid them like treasures.

Probably thinking that so many seeds were enough, Columbus finally ended his activities off the coast of Cuba and commanded the fleet to re-circle the western tip of the island and begin to head south......

During the voyage, Columbus was surprised to find that in the vast sea, there were many large Indian canoes sailing in the Caribbean Sea. It seems that these canoes lost to the west of the land (Mexico) to trade.

So, with a strong sense of curiosity, Columbus also sent the fleet to follow the canoes of the Taíno who were trading to the west, to a fishing village on the Yucatan Peninsula and visit their rudimentary trading fair.

The Taíno brought island specialties, such as some beautiful shellfish from the sea or sea, as well as large quantities of cassava, fabrics of something called cotton (Mexican long-staple cotton, also known as island long-staple cotton), and some strange knick-knacks, to exchange some necessary supplies with the Mayans.

And on the Yucatan Peninsula, there is an important commodity that the Taíno and even the Caribs are eager to see, and that is - salt.

The northern part of the Yucatan Peninsula is the driest region in the Caribbean. It's dry and hot, and there is a lot of evaporation. As a result, puddles of seawater accumulate after the tides are formed. When the seawater in these puddles is requisitioned, a lot of salt is formed.

Not only were the Mayans able to collect this natural salt, but they also knew how to boil it. The specific method is to use a simple clay pot, fill it with seawater, and then boil it to obtain salt.

Because of the salt trade, the Mayan civilization developed. The Yucatan Peninsula is also an important salt trade center in the Caribbean. Not only the Taítans, but also the Aztecs and the Caribbeans came here to buy salt. In particular, the Taíno people on the island of Cuba, which is close to the Yucatan Peninsula, relied on the salt trade with the Mayans.

Columbus took out some shiny glass ornaments at the trade market in the seaside fishing village, which was popular with the locals. The locals came up with their goods to exchange them with Columbus.

Columbus happily and selectively exchanged some golden sand with the locals for himself. Then, by mistake, he exchanged a piece of cotton cloth......

After visiting the Mayan seaside village fair, Columbus remembered that he seemed to have something to do. So he boarded the fishing boat again and headed south to Panama......