KurtVonnegut@mander.xyz to Ask historiansEnglish · 2 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 · 2 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareKurtVonnegut@mander.xyzOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoBut how did the sail against the current?
minus-squareteft@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 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.
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.