Bahamas, 12 October 1492.

The first sailor to see land was Rodrigo de Triana, which was a great honor for him – the first to discover land would receive a silk blouse and a reward of 10,000 Malawedi from the Queen.

However, Rodrigo was not rewarded with his own, and Columbus soon claimed that he was the first to discover land. He had already made a huge profit in the Santa Fe Agreement (he didn't know that Ferdinand had made up his mind in the first place), but he went to compete with the sailors for the prize of the Tiny Sum.

What's even funnier is how Columbus explained that he was the first to see land – because he saw the light on the skyline on the night of October 11 and pointed it out to the ship's officials – how could you not point it out to the sailors and give them some comfort? If you've already seen land, how can you react so strongly the next morning that you get down on your knees and cry?

As it turned out later, he said that when he saw the light, the Santa Maria was still about 50 kilometers from land, and the most he saw was an imaginary light.

Obviously, this kind of behavior has greatly damaged the morale of the entire expedition, and also laid the groundwork for some bad things to happen in the future.

Either way, Columbus's contribution cannot be erased.

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Typical Caribbean island landscape, swaying palms and flowering shrubs, warm sea breezes, white sandy beaches...... "This is paradise." "The Castilian sailors who came to the Caribbean for the first time, under the gaze of an archipelago on the beach, reveled in the new land like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden.

Columbus, too, they immediately saw the islanders—a group of naked men. Everyone didn't say anything special except surprise. Apparently they still want to meet the beautiful woman.

If they had only communicated with men, then perhaps a disaster could have been avoided, however, the sailors had been sailing for more than a month, and everyone was a little overwhelmed......

With regard to this unspeakable disease from the New World, Ferdinand did not intend to change history. Huh, how to change? Without self-control, or committing crimes against Indian women, he has no way to think about it, as long as the pervert exists, it will be a matter of time, so, you deserve it. As long as I'm clean.

A few days later, the sailors also saw the woman, slender and beautiful and agile......

Captain Hiramatsu became one of the first patients of the disease, unsure whether it was before or after he left, whether it was a mutual affection or unilateral compulsion, but the consequence was that he did not live long......

Columbus said that the islanders here are quiet, gentle, and unpretentious. There is a way that people are good and are deceived by others, so Columbus exchanged a lot of gold with the Indians, and the price was only glass beads and Little Red Riding Hood...... The Indians really look like a real-life version of Little Red Riding Hood......

The Indians were also curious about newcomers from the seas, who didn't like to be clean, had big beards, and had an unpleasant body odor - Europeans in this era did not like to bathe. However, Queen Isabella was clearly not among them, and under her influence, Ferdinand was not among them...... However, the Indians remained polite to their guests, and did not try to ask them: "Why do you smell so bad?" ”

Compared to the politeness and friendliness of the Indians, Columbus was not so kind. "Indigenous learning is fast...... You should be a good servant......," he wrote in his diary on the day of landing.

The next day, Columbus, who was anxious to find the gold and fulfill his promise to the king and queen, eagerly asked the Indians to help him find it, but the Indians were reluctant. Why are you so rude? Let the master work for you, and still don't pay you?

On October 14, Columbus wrote in his diary that the natives were very bad at martial arts, and that if they wanted to conquer them, fifty men would be enough. Apparently Columbus didn't know what the Iroquois Six Tribal Alliance was.

However, the Iroquois have no chance of forming an alliance now. Not counting the Tuscarola, which only joined in 1715, the remaining 5 tribes did not form an alliance until 1570, when ...... It was time for the founding ceremony of the United Empire of Iberia and America.

Soon, Columbus ordered some Indians to be brought to the ship, and whether the Indians protested was out of his mind.

Columbus led the fleet on its voyage, crossing the Bahamas, naming as they sailed, and the first island was dedicated to God, San Salvador. The second, the island of Santa Maria. The third, for the king, is the island of Fernandina (the name Ferdinand, the translation is really strange). The fourth is Isabella.

However, Columbus collected only a small amount of gold, and it was all extorted from the natives. This made him a little depressed, as he promised the king and queen endless gold. He comforted himself that this should be the most barren area in the Celestial Empire.

On November 20th, another unpleasant thing happened, Captain Pingmatsu didn't say hello beforehand, and left with the "Pinta", I won't play with you, buddy, I'll do it alone. How can the co-captain, you ask, not interfere? Vice Captain Francisco is his second brother.

Now only two ships remain together, the largest, Santa Maria, and the smallest, Niña.

Sailors were left behind thousands of nautical miles from home, feeling worried and uncertain about their future.

Columbus continued to move on, and in early December, just as Ferdinand had succeeded in DIY Jeanne (Isabella) spinning machine, Columbus arrived in what would become Haiti, and he named it Hispaniola after Spain, and occupied it in the name of Ferdinand and Isabella. He finally got the good news: there was gold in the interior of the island, and there was more gold in other nearby islands. Columbus was full of ambition to bring back a sizable amount of gold.

Columbus had the good fortune to use his charisma (if there was still a little bit of it) to bend a tribal chieftain named Guacana Garricles, who controlled a large part of the island of Haiti. Christopher Columbus was invited to visit, and the chief gave him a cotton garment with a gold mask and colorful fishbones (which can actually be beautiful). Then there was basket after basket of food and gifts.

Well, I really came to the Celestial Empire, and I heard that the people of the Celestial Empire are so hospitable......

It's a night of joy for the hosts......

"Columbus, are you sure there is nothing wrong with your ship?"

On Christmas morning, Ferdinand showed Queen Isabella and her children the new spinning machine, while pouring cold water on Columbus in the Caribbean.