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| An unknown manuscript poem about Columbus's voyages has been found in Barcelona |
| 2025-10-16 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] A manuscript of a previously unknown poem about the voyages of explorer Christopher Columbus has been found in Barcelona, ​​Spain. This was reported on October 14 by El Periódico. Researcher Claudia GarcÃa-Minguillán discovered a manuscript of the poem "The New World" in the library of Montserrat Monastery. The author of the only copy in the world is the Portuguese poet and diplomat Francisco Botelho de Moraes e Vasconcelos (1670–1747). "The manuscript remained unnoticed by scholars for decades, was never copied, digitized, or translated, and had no confirmed authorship," the researcher explained. It is noted that the poem possesses great historical and philological value, as it is the first epic work in Spanish to feature Columbus as its protagonist. This work is briefly mentioned in the catalog of the monastery library, compiled in 1977 by the priest Alexander Olivar. The manuscript contains 39 folios and dates to 1701, a time of intense dynastic tension, just before the outbreak of the War of the Spanish Succession. Columbus is presented to the reader as a hero who embodies all the political values ​​of the supporters of Charles of Austria. |
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