KurtVonnegut to Ask historians@lemmy.caEnglish · 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 to Ask historians@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareKurtVonnegutOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-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.
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.