Quotes for scenarios, part II

[Chris 62]

O.K., since this is a little tough, I will give you a hint: It was not an exploror who said it, and it was in a letter. Now who would want to send the Queen such a letter, gloating about success...? (It is not a shared quote Waku, sorry for confusing you. ).

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[Waku]

Gabriel Sanchez, Treasurer of Aragon???


I know, I know, I'm throwing names away

[Chris 62]

No!

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[Fiera]

Juan RodrÃguez de Fonseca? He was president of the comission for the "Indian affairs", and later he was "Patriarca de las Indias" (Patriarch of the Western Indias, I guess).

[Chris 62]

Remember the tone of the gloating. The person who said it could not be harmed by the queen.

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[Waku]

quote: Originally posted by cpoulos on 03-21-2001 08:29 AM Who said it, and whom were they speaking to?

I've been searching really hard cpoulos but I haven't been able to find the quote. I could launch some more names at random but I prefer to ask you something first, what did you mean when you said they? Is it a shared quote? If it it so I wanna try again because of somenting I've found: In an extant letter to his son Diego, the explorer commended him as a worthy supporter. "I spoke with Amerigo Vespucci, the bearer of this letter, who is gone to Court on matters relating to navigation..."

Vespucci & Columbus (or his son Diego) to the Queen???????

PD: this is a nice link BTW:
http://www.millersv.edu/~columbus/data/nts/NEWTON.NTS

[Henrik]

The Pope? The Holy Roman Emperor?
It seems like religion is invlolved somehow...
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[Chris 62]

Looks like this one was to difficult. One more BIG hint: I never said that the letter writer was from Spain, but he is an Iberian.

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[Waku]

Las Casas?????

[Waku]

It seems no one wants to get a "nope " as an answer .

I don't mind, I have to know who the "hades" said that

Manuel O Venturoso of Portugal??????

(I suspect you're gonna do it again cpoulos )

Edit: smilies
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[Chris 62]

Now that things are working here, I can answer in the proper thread. Yes, it is Manuel of Portugal who is the letter writer. He was bragging about Vasco De Gama reaching India, while Spain had found only a few islands with primatives on them. Your up Waku. Oh, do you have MGE Waku? If so, I will send you my saves so you can follow the 'Modern era' game from Germany's point of view.

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[Jay Bee]

Reading the latest posts to this thread a very intersting quote came to my mind. A bit exaggerated maybe, but very revealing of the Spanish religious fanaticism:

The victory at Lepanto was the greatest occassion that past or present ages have seen, or that future ones can hope to see

[Waku]

quote: Originally posted by MDCS The victory at Lepanto was the greatest occassion that past or present ages have seen, or that future ones can hope to see

[Jay Bee]

Oh my!!! Does it mean you ALREADY know the answer???

[Waku]

quote: Originally posted by cpoulos on 04-06-2001 05:26 AM Oh, do you have MGE Waku? If so, I will send you my saves so you can follow the 'Modern era' game from Germany's point of view.

nope! I haven't got it.