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Why did Columbus keep a journal??

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He kept a journal so when he returned to Spain, he can show the King and Queen what did he find.

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Daily record of events and as evidence for the Catholic Monarchs.

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Several contemporary references confirm Columbus kept a journal of his voyage as a daily record of events and as evidence for the Catholic Monarchs. Upon his return to Spain in the spring of 1493, Columbus presented the journal to Isabella I of Castile.

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