Stolen Christopher Columbus Letter Returned To Spain

The letter describes the people, landscape and gold Columbus found in the Americas

BBC: Stolen Christopher Columbus letter returned to Spain

The US has returned a 500-year-old stolen Christopher Columbus letter to Spain after a seven-year hunt.

Written in 1493, the letter describes the explorer's discoveries in the New World and was addressed to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.

However, authorities received a tip in 2011 that several copies had been stolen and replaced with forgeries.

Spain's US ambassador Pedro Morenes received the letter in a repatriation ceremony in Washington.

Mr Morenes described the event as "a showcase of the ties that bind the United States and Spain together".

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Update: US returns stolen copy of Christopher Columbus letter to Spain (AFP)

Bookyards Editor: You can read one his letters (translated into English) by going to this link.