USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Columbus was actually driven to deception by keeping two different ship’s logs. He did this in order to calm his crew by underestimating in the official log, the actual distance they had traveled.

Detailed explanation-2: -So Christopher Columbus, as the voyage drags on, begins to keep two sets of log books-one the true tally of the leagues they’ve traveled, and the other a false set of distances to tell to the crew because they’re worried about how far they’ve come from home.

Detailed explanation-3: -In order to mollify his crew’s apprehensions, Columbus kept two sets of logs: one showing the true distance traveled each day and one showing a lesser distance. The first log was kept secret. The latter log quieted the crew’s anxiety by under-reporting the true distance they had traveled from their homeland.

Detailed explanation-4: -Christopher Columbus’s journal (Diario) is a diary and logbook written by Christopher Columbus about his first voyage. The journal covers events from 3 August 1492, when Columbus departed from Palos de la Frontera, to 15 March 1493 and includes a prologue addressing the sovereigns.

Detailed explanation-5: -During his voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus kept a detailed diary of where he went and what he saw. When he returned to Spain, he gave the diary to Queen Isabella, who had a copy made and gave it to Columbus.