Preparativos del viaje de Diego de Nicuesa para poblar la Tierra Firme. Sevilla y los mercaderes del comercio atlántico (1509)

Abstract

On these pages we reveal absolutely new aspects of Alonso de Ojeda and Diego de Nicuesa's expedition to the Tierra Firme. In particular, we pay attention to the preparations carried out by Nicuesa in Seville, whose expenses and mishaps were reflected both in the accounts of Matienzo's Treasury book and Seville's notary records. In our research, a trading network emerges with a noticeable predominance of Basque and Genovese merchants interested in the Atlantic trade and who actively participated in the service of the flotilla of Tierra Firme.