See also:

• MARTIN (Martinus)
• MARTIN, BON LOUIS HENRI (1810-1883)
• MARTIN, CLAUD (1735-1800)
• MARTIN, FRANCOIS XAVIER (1762-1846)
• MARTIN, HOMER DODGE (1836-1897)
• MARTIN, JOHN (1789-1854)
• MARTIN, LUTHER (1748-1826)
• MARTIN, SIR THEODORE (1816-1909)
• MARTIN, SIR WILLIAM FANSHAWE (1801–1895)
• MARTIN, ST (c. 316-400)
• MARTIN, WILLIAM (1767-1810)

MARTIN ALONZO PINION  , See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born about the See also:

• MIDDLE

middle of the 15th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century, gave material assistance to See also:

• COLUMBUS
• COLUMBUS, CHRISTOPHER [in Spanish CRISTOBAL COLON] (c. 1446, or perhaps rather 1451, -15o6)

Columbus in carrying out his project . " If See also:

• COLON
• COLON (formerly known as ASPINWALL)

Colon was the See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head, See also:

• PINZON

Pinzon was the right See also:

• ARM (a common Teutonic word; the Indo-European root is ar, to join or fit; cf. the Lat. armus, shoulder, and the plural word arma, weapons, Gr. apphs, joint, and the reduplicated apapilKSV, to join)

arm " (Asensio) . In the expedition of 1492 he commanded the " Pinta," on which his See also:

• BROTHER

brother Francisco was See also:

• PILOT

pilot; another brother, See also:

• VICENTE, GIL (147o-1540)

Vicente Yanez, commanded the " Nina." On the 6th of See also:

• OCTOBER

October See also:

• MARTIN (Martinus)
• MARTIN, BON LOUIS HENRI (1810-1883)
• MARTIN, CLAUD (1735-1800)
• MARTIN, FRANCOIS XAVIER (1762-1846)
• MARTIN, HOMER DODGE (1836-1897)
• MARTIN, JOHN (1789-1854)
• MARTIN, LUTHER (1748-1826)
• MARTIN, SIR THEODORE (1816-1909)
• MARTIN, SIR WILLIAM FANSHAWE (1801–1895)
• MARTIN, ST (c. 316-400)
• MARTIN, WILLIAM (1767-1810)

Martin Alonzo suggested to Columbus (when already in the See also:

• LONGITUDE (from Lat. longitudo, " length ")

longitude of the See also:

• BERMUDAS

Bermudas) to See also:

• CHANGE (derived through the Fr. from the Late Lat. cambium, cambiare, to barter; the ultimate derivation is probably from the root which appears in the Gr. «a urmu', to bend)

change the course of the expedition from due See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west to See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-west; on the 7th of October this See also:

• SUGGESTION

suggestion—strengthened by the observation of a See also:

• FLIGHT

flight of birds to the south-west—was adopted, bringing the See also:

• FLEET

fleet, four days later, to the landfall at Guanahani (See also:

• SAN

San See also:

• SALVADOR, or SAN SALVADOR (Republica del Salvador)

Salvador, Watling See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

Island) in the See also:

• BAHAMAS (Lucayos)

Bahamas (Oct . 12, 1492) . On the 21st of See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1492, near the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east end of the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast of See also:

• CUBA (the aboriginal name)

Cuba, Martin Alonzo See also:

• LEFT

left Columbus, making eastward in See also:

• SEARCH, or VISIT AND SEARCH

search of the See also:

• GOLD
• GOLD [symbol Au, atomic weight 195.7(H = 1),197.2(0 =16)]

gold-See also:

• LAND

land of which they had heard the natives speak . On the 6th of See also:

• JANUARY

January 1493 he rejoined the See also:

• ADMIRAL

admiral, who accepted his excuses . But on the return See also:

• JOURNEY (through O. Fr. jornee or journee, mod. Fr. journee, from med. Lat. diurnata, Lat. diurnus, of or belonging to dies, day)

journey he again left his See also:

• LEADER, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS (1831– )

leader, and when Columbus arrived at Palos on the 15th of See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

March 1493 he learned that Alonzo had already landed at Bayona in See also:

• GALICIA (Ger. Galizien; Pol. Halicz)
• GALICIA (the ancient Gallaecia or Callaecia, KaMauci,a or KaXau da)

Galicia . If his See also:

• OBJECT

object was to forestall Columbus and pose as discoverer of the New See also:

• WORLD

World, he was foiled; See also:

• AUDIENCE (from Lat. audire, to hear)

audience was refused him by See also:

• FERDINAND
• FERDINAND (1577-1650)
• FERDINAND (COLOGNE)
• FERDINAND (Span. Fernando or Hernando; Ital. Ferdinando or Ferrante; in O. H. Ger. Herinand, i.e. " brave in the host," from O. H. G. Heri, "army," A. S. here, Mod. Ger. Heer, and the Goth. nan]jan, " to dare ")
• FERDINAND, MAXIMILIAN KARL LEOPOLD MARIA

Ferdinand and See also:

• ISABELLA (1451-15o4)
• ISABELLA, ISABEAU

Isabella; and soon after he died, perhaps of chagrin .