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Caravel - a small Spanish or Portuguese sailing vessel of the Middle Ages and later, usually lateen-rigged on two or three masts.

 

Topsail - A square sail set above the lowest sail on the mast of a square-rigged ship. A triangular or square sail set above the gaff of a lower sail on a fore-and-aft-rigged ship.

 

King Ferdinand -  the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1452-1516)

 

Deckhand - a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor 

 

Queen Isabella - the queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1451-1504)

 

Cargo - The freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle.

 

New World - A name for the Americas, especially during the time of first exploration and colonization of the Americas by Europeans.

 

Nautical - Nautical A tall vertical spar, sometimes sectioned, that rises from the keel or deck of a sailing vessel to support the sails and the standing and running rigging.

 

Seaport - A harbor or town having facilities for seagoing ships.

 

 

 

 

 

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