{"product_id":"the-legacy-of-christopher-columbus","title":"The Legacy of Christopher Columbus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOtto Schoenrich, a distinguished lawyer and judge who served in the West Indies and South America, published this two-volume study as the culmination of a lifetime of archival research. These volumes shift focus away from the Admiral’s voyages to provide a definitive legal history of the \"Pleitos Colombinos\", the three centuries of relentless litigation and family turmoil triggered by Columbus’s attempts to establish a restricted inheritance of his estate. Schoenrich meticulously details how more than ten generations of descendants fought over titles, rewards, and inheritances, often complicated by frauds, claims of illegitimate heirs, and external disruptions from figures like Sir Francis Drake. The work analyzes the complex evolution of Spanish contract and estate law from 1492 to 1796, using documents compiled from archives in Spain, France, and the Americas. Ultimately, the two volumes reveal how the wealth and prestige intended to secure the Columbus family's future instead fueled a legacy of bitter legal struggles that lasted for nearly 300 years.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlendale California: The Arthur H. Clark Company, Volume 1: 1949, Volume 2: 1950. 1st editions. Vol 1 contains 349 pages and Vol 2 contains 320 pages. They are both sleek, hardcover books with no dust jackets, and uncut pages. The second volume has a pocket on the inner back cover which holds descendant charts of Christopher Colombus’ relatives. Both volumes also have a small sticker bookplate from the previous owner. Both books are in NEAR FINE condition, both having minute spots of discoloration on the top edges of the board. Volume 1 has a tiny stain seemingly from a drop of some sort on the top of the page edges.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schoenrich, Otto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47391469240469,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/6650\/4853\/files\/IMG_0061.heic?v=1780418863","url":"https:\/\/everykindofbook.com\/products\/the-legacy-of-christopher-columbus","provider":"Pratt's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}