Another of my favorite chases....so who is this dude? and how did he end up on a stamp?
Juan de la Cosa was a Spanish explorer and cartographer best known for his 15th century voyages with Christopher Columbus in which they discovered the lands of Americas. In 1492 Juan de la Cosa joined Christopher Columbus on his voyage to the America as the owner and master of the expedition flagship "Santa Maria". Almost five months later his ship sunk near the coast of Haiti, an event for which Christopher Columbus blamed him. (Wiki)
So, there it is. He was a dude who hung around with Christopher Columbus exploring the world....reeking some level of craziness on the new world...upsetting the natives... Sounds like he pissed off Columbus by sinking the Santa Maria.....wondering if it was an accident or if he was sailing drunk and did something stupid like the Captain of the Concordia...that one, I will let you, the reader, chase.
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