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 * by Paula González **

After his first interview in January 1486 in Madrid  and the result, Colon   did not give up itself and he began to travel again behind the queen Isabel II of Castile  , until she received him against. 



 He travelled around all Castile  and Leon  . <span style="font-size: 70%; color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Georgia,serif;">Columbus <span style="font-size: 9.8pt; color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Georgia,serif;"> went to <span style="font-size: 70%; color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Georgia,serif;">Valladolid  <span style="font-size: 9.8pt; color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Georgia,serif;">, but for his aspect of poor person, nobody took him seriously. <span style="font-size: 70%; color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0,0,0); line-height: 27px; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Whereas the queen continued travelling from north to south for the conquest of <span style="font-size: 70%; color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Georgia,serif;">Granada <span style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0,0,0); line-height: 27px; font-family: Georgia,serif;">, and Christopher made friendship with important people, like the Cardinal of Mendoza, who was the one who facilitated the interview with the queen in 1489.

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