Sugar (table sugar) was extremely expensive during the Renaissance, but Manuel I of Portugal (1469-1521) became quite wealthy by importing sugar from India and Sao Tome (an island near the northwest African coast). Given his wealth, he was able to …
Christopher Columbus and Beatriz Bobadilla
On his second voyage to America, Christopher Columbus stopped in the Canary Islands to get supplies. It was at La Gomora where he met the widowed governess, Beatrice Bobadilla, a young woman famous for her beauty and charm. Columbus meant …