In one of his epistles, dated Barcelona, May 1st, 1493, and addressed to C. Borromeo, [Peter Martyr] says : « Within these few days a certain Christopher Columbus has arrived from the western antipodes ; a man of Liguria, whom rny sovereigns reluctantly intrusted with three sHips, to seek that region, for they thought that [...] »

Il 15 aprile, in cui Colombo doveva entrare a Barcellona, gran parte de’ cittadini era andata ad incontrarlo; il fiore della gioventù lo precedeva a cavallo : una deputazione della corte, mandatagli incontro, lo aspettava fuor delle porte della città. Come per compiere e crescere quella solennità, l’orizzonte era tutto dolcezza e luce. La natura [...] »

Arrival of Columbus on his return from his first voyage to America. »

The Catholic kings leave on pilgrimage to Montserrat, returning 11 days later. »

In Barcelona the Catholic monarchs sign the treaty by which the king of France returns Roussillon and Cerdagne to the crown of Aragon. »