Memorias del segundo viaje de Colón

Synopsis of Memorias del segundo viaje de Colón

«Memorias del segundo viaje de Colón» is the historical novel for young readers by Carlos Villanes Cairo, published by Anaya in paperback (136 pages, in Spanish).

Francisco Niño, a ship's boy who already sailed with Columbus on the first voyage, recounts the admiral's second journey to the Indies. Columbus, now viceroy, must Christianize the natives and administer the lands for the Catholic Monarchs. On Hispaniola he founds the first Spanish city and seeks the gold of Cibao, in a world of love, magic and adversity.

Volume 118 of Anaya's Espacio Abierto collection (Books for Young People), published in March 2006.

For young people aged 12 and over interested in historical fiction and the adventures of Columbus's voyages.