KurtVonnegut@mander.xyz to Ask historiansEnglish · 3 months agoHow did Spanish conquistadores like Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada sail up the Magdalena?message-squaremessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1message-squareHow did Spanish conquistadores like Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada sail up the Magdalena?KurtVonnegut@mander.xyz to Ask historiansEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareteft@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoThe Magdalena has a deep draft for much of the initial part. After that they probably used barques and other shallower draft boats.
minus-squareKurtVonnegut@mander.xyzOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoBut how did the sail against the current?
minus-squareteft@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoThey would use oars if they were in a barque. On the big boats they just used a sail. River currents are nothing compared to ocean currents.
The Magdalena has a deep draft for much of the initial part. After that they probably used barques and other shallower draft boats.
But how did the sail against the current?
They would use oars if they were in a barque. On the big boats they just used a sail. River currents are nothing compared to ocean currents.