Luis de Santángel

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Luis de Santángel was a powerful 15th-century Spanish royal finance official and influential supporter of Christopher Columbus who helped secure funding for his first voyage.

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Label Occurrences
Luis de Santángel canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf converso ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
royal finance official ⓘ
activity court politics of the Catholic Monarchs ⓘ
associatedWith Catholic Monarchs ⓘ
Spanish exploration of the Americas ⓘ
Spanish monarchy ⓘ
correspondedWith Christopher Columbus ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Aragon ⓘ
employer Crown of Aragon ⓘ
ethnicGroup Sephardi Jews ⓘ
familyName de Santángel ⓘ
financed Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the Americas ⓘ
financingMethod advance from Aragonese crown revenues ⓘ
use of personal credit and fortune ⓘ
givenName Luis ⓘ
historicalRegion Kingdom of Aragon ⓘ
historicalRole key intermediary between Columbus and the Spanish Crown ⓘ
historicalSignificance major financial backer of the first transatlantic voyage that led to European awareness of the Americas ⓘ
impact enabled departure of Columbus in 1492 ⓘ
influencedEvent funding of Columbus's 1492 voyage ⓘ
knownFor advancing funds from his own fortune for Columbus's voyage ⓘ
securing royal support for Columbus ⓘ
language Aragonese ⓘ
linked to: Aragonese language

Spanish ⓘ
name Luis de Santángel ⓘ
nobleFamily Santángel family ⓘ
notableWork financing of Christopher Columbus's first voyage ⓘ
occupation Escribano de Ración ⓘ
financier ⓘ
royal treasurer ⓘ
patronage voyage of discovery across the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
persuaded King Ferdinand II of Aragon ⓘ
Queen Isabella I of Castile ⓘ
placeOfActivity Aragon ⓘ
Castile ⓘ
Valencia ⓘ
positionHeld chief finance minister to Ferdinand II of Aragon ⓘ
providedFundsFor voyage of the Santa María, Niña and Pinta in 1492 ⓘ
receivedDocument Columbus's letter describing the first voyage ⓘ
religiousBackground of Jewish converso origin ⓘ
roleIn early stages of the Age of Discovery ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence Castilian–Aragonese court decisions on exploration ⓘ
royal finances of the Crown of Aragon ⓘ
supported Christopher Columbus ⓘ
supportedCause westward route to Asia proposed by Columbus ⓘ
timePeriod 15th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Columbus’s letters → addressee → Luis de Santángel ⓘ
Luis de Santángel → name → Luis de Santángel ⓘ