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About this episode

The episode discusses the historical meeting between Christopher Columbus and Queen Isabella in Cordoba.

Welcome Cordoba! I’m so glad you joined our audience. This is the city where Christopher Columbus first met with Queen Isabella and secured a stipend to continue his studies and prepare for his expedition . One of the Queen’s demands was that he wouldn’t go to any other monarchs for funding. And the rest is history. Thank you for listening Cordoba! (Piano music) Hello, and welcome to Your Greek Word On A Sunday, a weekly, bite-size podcast for anyone curious on language, etymology and c...

People in this episode

Host: Emmanuela Lia

Topics covered

• history
• language
• etymology
• exploration
• education

Keywords

• Christopher Columbus
• Queen Isabella
• Cordoba
• expedition
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Cordoba

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