Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria
Columbus's crew on the first voyage was not composed of criminals as is widely believed. Many of them were experienced seamen from the port town of Palos and the surrounding countryside and coastal area of Galicia. There were some crew members from Andalusia, as the voyage was financed by a syndicate of seven noble Genovese bankers resident in Seville (the group was linked to Américo Vespucci and funds belonging to Lorenzo di Pier Francesco de Medici ). Hence all the accounting and recording of the voyage was kept in Seville. This also applies for the Second voyage even though the syndicate had by then disbanded. This fact partially demyths the romantic story that the Queen of Spain is alleged to have used a necklace she had received from her husband the King, as collateral for a loan. It is a fact that the Spanish Sovereigns offered amnesty to convicts who would sign up for the voyage, but only four men took up the offer: one who had killed a man in a fight, and three of his friends who then helped him escape from jail. Of the four voyages of Columbus, only the crew of the first voyage is completely known. In many cases there are no surnames, what is indicated is their place of origin so as to differentiate crew members with the same first names.
Santa Maria
Christopher Columbus captain-general Juan de La Cosa of Santona, master, and owner of the vessel Sancho Ruiz pilot Maestre Alonso of Moguer, physician Maestre Diego boatswain (contramaestre) Rodrigo Sanchez of Segovia, inspector (veedor) Terreros steward (maestresala) Rodrigo de Jerez of Ayamonte Ruiz Garcia of Santona Rodrigo de Escobar Francisco de Huelva of Huelva Rui Fernandez of Huelva Pedro de Bilbao of Larrabezua Pedro de Villa of Santona Diego de Salcedo servant of Columbus Pedro de Acevedo cabin boy Luis de Torres converted Jew, interperter List 2 Cristobal Colon captain-general Juan de la Cosa owner & master Diego de Arana master-at-arms Pedro de Gutierrez royal steward Rodrigo de Escobedo secretary Rodrigo Sanchez comptroller Diego de Salcedo servant Luis de Torres interpreter Rodrigo de Jerez Alonso Chocero Alonso Clavijo Andres de Yruenes Antonio de Cuellar carpenter Bartolome Biues Bartolome de Torres Bartolome Garcia boatswain Chachu boatswain Cristobal Caro goldsmith Diego Bermudez Diego Perez painter Domingo de Lequeitio Domingo Vizcaino cooper Gonzalo Franco Jacomel Rico Juan, servant Juan de Jerez Juan de la Placa Juan Martines de Acoque Juan de Medina Juan de Moguer Juan Ruiz de la Pena Juan Sanchez physician Lope, joiner Maestre Juan Marin de Urtubia Pedro de Terreros cabin boy Pero Nino, pilot Pedro Yzquierdo Pedro de Lepe Rodrigo Gallego servant
Pinta
Martin Alonso Pinzon of Palos, captain Francisco Martin Pinzon of Palos, master Cristobal Garcia Xalmiento pilot Juan de Jerez of Palos, mariner Bartolome Garcia of Palos, boatswain Juan Perez Vizcaino of Palos, caulker Rodrigo de Triana of Lepe Juan Rodriguez Bermejo of Molinos Juan de Sevilla. Garcia Hernandez of Palos, steward (despensero) Garcia Alonso of Palos Gomez Rascon of Palos, owners of the vessel Cristobal Quintero of Palos, owners of the vessel Juan Quintero of Palos Diego Bermudez of Palos Juan Bermudez of Palos Francisco Garcia Gallego of Moguer Francisco Garcia Vallejo of Moguer Pedro de Arcos of Palos List 2 Martin Alonso Pinzon captain Francisco Martin Pinzon master Cristobal Garcia Xalmiento pilot Cristobal Quintero ship's owner Francisco Garcia Vallejo Garcia Hernandez steward Gomez Rascon Juan Bermudez Juan Quintero Juan Rodriquez Bermejo Pedro de Arcos Alonso de Palos Alvaro Perez Anton Calabres Bernal servant Diego Martin Pinzon Fernando Mendes Francisco Mendes Gil Perez Juan Quadrado Juan Reynal Juan Verde de Triana Juan Vecano Maestre Diego surgeon Pedro Tegero Sancho de Rama
Nina
Vicente Yanez Pinzon of Palos, captain. Juan Nino, of Moguer master Pero Alonso Nino of Moguer, pilot Bartolome Roldan of Palos, pilot Francisco Nino of Moguer Gutierre Perez of Palos Alonso Gutierrez Querido of Palos List 2 Vincente Yanez Pinzon captain Juan Nino owner and master Francisco Nino Bartolome Roldan appre. pilot Alonso de Morales carpenter Andres de Huelva Bartolome Garcia boatswain Diego Lorenzo Fernando de Triana Garcia Alonso Juan Arias cabin boy Juan Arraes Juan Romero Maestre Alonso physician Miguel de Soria servant Pedro de Soria Pero Arraes Pero Sanches Rodrigo Monge Sancho Ruiz Correspondence 10/02/02 passenger on Pinta - Rascon We have just started researching our ancestors but we believe that we are related to Gomez Rascón listed in both the first and second lists. At this point the only clue we have is a reference to Gomez Rascón by one of our aunts, Lupe Ptolemy Clements (Rascón). She notes in the family history she wrote in 1995 that she remembers reading about Gomez Rascón in a family bible. She was about nine years old. She noted that the reference about Gomez Rascon was that he was first "Rascon" (related to us) who came to the Americas. Unfortunately the family bible was lost to mold and fungus. It had been stored in a damp earthen basement. Our great grandfather's name is Tomas Miguel Rascón. He was from the Uruachic/Temosachic area of Chihuahua, Mexico. He was the mayor of Temosachic, Chihuahua in 1919 and 1925. Our great grand mother, Maryann Vicenta Browning was also a Rascón. We have yet to discern her lineage but believe that the connection to Gomez Rascón is through her. We have a family history website located at: Rascon Oscar Reuben Rascón
Sources - The Discovery Of America by John Fiske published in 1892 and
List 2 from 300 Years of Spanish Presence by René Bermúdez Negrón
and additional information from several different sources including encyclopedias.
Transcribed by Sheila Tate for the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 13 July 2001
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